BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Blugolds.com) – The Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) announced the 2019-20 Team GPA Rankings and Academic All-American list on Tuesday.
The Blugolds recorded a team cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.39 and had 11 athletes recognized as Academic All-Americans for earning a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Those gymnasts named to the Academic All-American list were Ashley Benes (Fr. – Allen Park, MI), Bailey Davidson (So. – Eagan, MN/Eastview), Jada DeBoer (Jr. – Puyallup, WA), Katie Fahrenkamp (Fr. – Waconia, MN), Megan Fayler (Sr. – Afton, MN/Stillwater), Andrea Gessner (Jr. – Lino Lakes, MN/Centennial), Erin Hillegonds (Jr. – Washington, IL), Annabelle Howat (Fr. – Aurora, IL/Oswego East), Danielle Malecha (So. – Inver Grove Heights, MN/Rosemount), Molly Rajala (Fr. – Grand Rapids, MN), and Tayla Thome (So. – Medina, OH/Buckeye).
Overall, there were 53 teams with a team GPA of 3.5 or more on a 4.0 scale, an increase from 31 teams last year. A record number of student-athletes, 193 (14.23%) recorded a 4.0 GPA, which is an increase from 8.91% from 2019. Eight schools had a team GPA greater than 3.8 and 18 over 3.7. All of these numbers are up from last year, which could be related to classes going online starting in March.
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