NORMAN, Okla. - 2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award recipients were announced by the GCAA Tuesday morning. 

Harvard (NCAA Division I), Findlay (NCAA Division II), Bowdoin (NCAA Division III), SCAD Savannah (NAIA), Iowa Western (NJCAA Division I), Southwestern (IA) (NJCAA Division II), and Alabama State (HBCU) were all named 2024-25 Academic National Champions for finishing with the top GPA in their respective divisions.  

A GCAA-record 292 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. 129 schools received Presidents Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above.

For the third consecutive year, Saint Mary's earned a GCAA Team Academic award after earning Presidents Special Recognition for a 3.5+ team GPA in 2022-23 and then a Team Academic Award for a 3.0+ GPA in 2023-24. This past season, the Gaels finished with a collective 3.3 GPA to earn a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic award, representing one of four WCC schools to earn the academic honor. 

The full list of the 2024-25 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic awards can be found HERE or at collegiategolf.com. Saint Mary's will kick off their 2025 fall campaign at the Island Resort Intercollegiate in Michigan at the end of this month for the second consecutive season. 

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