MGOLF | Saint Mary’s Earns President’s Special Recognition for PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award
8/5/2026 12:00:00 PM | Men's Golf
NORMAN, Okla. - The Saint Mary's men's golf team was one of 88 Division I programs to earn President's Special Recognition for the PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award following the conclusion of the 2025-26 academic year.
The Gaels were one of two West Coast Conference programs to earn the President's Special Recognition status for their team academic award, with the other being Gonzaga. Saint Mary's qualified for the special distinction with a 3.5+ GPA for the 2025-26 academic year. Of the 88 teams on the President's Special Recognition list, Saint Mary's was one of twenty to also make an NCAA Regional in 2026, highlighting its success on the course and in the classroom.
A GCAA-record 331 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. 155 schools received President's Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above in 2025-26. Click HERE or visit gcaa.com for the full 2025-26 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award.
About PLATFORM Golf
PLATFORM Golf is transforming the future of golf through immersive, performance driven technology that brings real world slope, lie, and putting conditions into the golf simulator experience. Its patented solutions, TrueBreak™, TruePR™, and the market defining TrueSlope™, are trusted by top coaches, elite programs, private clubs, and performance centers worldwide. As both a category leader and technology enabler, PLATFORM Golf partners with golf's best instructors and most innovative brands, including a recent partnership with Trackman, to elevate training, coaching, and competitive play across every level of the game. Learn more at platformgolf.com.
About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors. For more information, please visit www.gcaa.coach.
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The Gaels were one of two West Coast Conference programs to earn the President's Special Recognition status for their team academic award, with the other being Gonzaga. Saint Mary's qualified for the special distinction with a 3.5+ GPA for the 2025-26 academic year. Of the 88 teams on the President's Special Recognition list, Saint Mary's was one of twenty to also make an NCAA Regional in 2026, highlighting its success on the course and in the classroom.
A GCAA-record 331 schools across six divisions earned a PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award. 155 schools received President's Special Recognition for having an average team GPA of 3.5 or above in 2025-26. Click HERE or visit gcaa.com for the full 2025-26 PLATFORM Golf Team Academic Award.
About PLATFORM Golf
PLATFORM Golf is transforming the future of golf through immersive, performance driven technology that brings real world slope, lie, and putting conditions into the golf simulator experience. Its patented solutions, TrueBreak™, TruePR™, and the market defining TrueSlope™, are trusted by top coaches, elite programs, private clubs, and performance centers worldwide. As both a category leader and technology enabler, PLATFORM Golf partners with golf's best instructors and most innovative brands, including a recent partnership with Trackman, to elevate training, coaching, and competitive play across every level of the game. Learn more at platformgolf.com.
About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors. For more information, please visit www.gcaa.coach.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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