BOSTON – America East student-athletes once again impressed in the classroom during the 2022-23 academic year, led by the University of Vermont, which captured the Walter Harrison Academic Cup for posting the highest GPA of any athletic department in America East sponsored sports.
As a whole, America East student-athletes combined to achieve 3.37 GPA, the second-highest cumulative GPA in conference history.
“Congratulations to Vermont on its impressive department-wide achievement and congratulations to all of our student-athletes who continue to raise the bar in terms of academic achievement year in and year out,” said America East Commissioner, Brad Walker.
Need to Know:
- Vermont is the winner of the 2022-23 Walter Harrison Academic Cup. Catamount student-athletes in America East sponsored sports earned a cumulative 3.46 GPA last year.
- Vermont slightly edged out Maine (3.45) and New Hampshire (3.44) to claim the cup.
- This is Vermont’s first Academic Cup since 2010-11 and ninth in school history.
- Vermont's nine Academic Cups are the most in conference history.
- America East student-athletes averaged a 3.37 GPA overall in 2022-23, the second-highest in conference history.
- All nine America East institutions averaged better than a 3.19 GPA in 2022-23.
- It’s the 18th consecutive year America East student-athletes have averaged better than a 3.0 GPA.
School Rankings:
| Rank |
School |
GPA |
| 1. |
Vermont |
3.46 |
| 2. |
Maine |
3.45 |
| 3. |
UNH |
3.44 |
| 4. |
Bryant |
3.41 |
| T5. |
Binghamton |
3.38 |
| T5. |
NJIT |
3.38 |
| 7. |
UMBC |
3.32 |
| 8. |
UMass Lowell |
3.29 |
| 9. |
UAlbany |
3.19 |
Sport GPA Champions
- Baseball – NJIT (3.42)
- Men’s Basketball – UMBC (3.21)
- Women’s Basketball – UAlbany (3.80 – AE co-regular-season champion)
- Men’s Cross Country – Maine & Vermont (3.53)
- Women’s Cross Country – UMBC (3.74)
- Field Hockey – Maine (3.60 – AE regular-season champion)
- Men’s Lacrosse – NJIT (3.50)
- Women’s Lacrosse – Binghamton (3.60)
- Men’s Soccer – UAlbany (3.50)
- Women’s Soccer – Maine (3.76)
- Softball – Maine (3.66)
- Men’s Swimming and Diving – NJIT (3.43)
- Women’s Swimming and Diving – Vermont (3.71)
- Men’s Track and Field – Vermont (3.48)
- Women’s Track and Field – Vermont (3.62)
- Volleyball – Bryant (3.78)
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country, which honors over two-thirds of its student-athletes for their success in the classroom.
About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field.
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