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Ute Gymnasts Place Eighth Nationally in GPA
7/31/2018 9:14 AM | Gymnastics
Gymnasts post combined 3.6629 GPA in 2017-18
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio—The Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) has announced the gymnastics academic team standings and Scholastic All-America awards and Utah placed eighth in the nation with a 3.6629 combined grade point average. The Utes, who finished fifth at the 2018 NCAA Championships, had the best team GPA of the teams that qualified to nationals.
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Utah's eighth-place finish marks a return to the gymnastics academic top 10 for the Utes, who finished in the top five from 2012-16, including a first-place finish in 2014. It is the second national academic citation for the Utes this summer. Utah was also a recipient of the NCAA Public Recognition Award for placing in the top 10 percent of all gymnastics teams in the latest Academic Progress Rate report.
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"We take a great deal of pride in achieving at the highest level, not only on the competitive floor but in the classroom," said Ute co-head coach Tom Farden. "Finishing eighth in the academic national standings shows the exceptional commitment our gymnasts make to being well-rounded student-athletes."
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Eight members of Utah's 2018 NCAA Super Six team earned WCGA Scholastic All-America awards: Alexia Burch, Erika Muhaw, Kim Tessen, Maddy Stover, Missy Reinstadtler, MyKayla Skinner, Shannon Mcnatt and Sydney Soloski. The WCGA was previously known as the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women).
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Utah's eighth-place finish marks a return to the gymnastics academic top 10 for the Utes, who finished in the top five from 2012-16, including a first-place finish in 2014. It is the second national academic citation for the Utes this summer. Utah was also a recipient of the NCAA Public Recognition Award for placing in the top 10 percent of all gymnastics teams in the latest Academic Progress Rate report.
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"We take a great deal of pride in achieving at the highest level, not only on the competitive floor but in the classroom," said Ute co-head coach Tom Farden. "Finishing eighth in the academic national standings shows the exceptional commitment our gymnasts make to being well-rounded student-athletes."
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Eight members of Utah's 2018 NCAA Super Six team earned WCGA Scholastic All-America awards: Alexia Burch, Erika Muhaw, Kim Tessen, Maddy Stover, Missy Reinstadtler, MyKayla Skinner, Shannon Mcnatt and Sydney Soloski. The WCGA was previously known as the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women).
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