Lynn Women’s Golf Among Nation’s Best Academically

Coral Springs, Fla. – A conference championship, NCAA South Regional title and NCAA National Championship appearance proves Lynn University’s women’s golf team has the chops on the course. With the announcement of the Fighting Knights boasting the third-highest grade-point average among all Division II programs by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, Lynn proves it has more than enough chops in the classroom.

The University of New Mexico women’s golf team has been named the recipient of the 2018-19 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award. The award recognizes the women’s collegiate golf program with the highest collective average team GPA, which includes all of the team’s student-athletes for the 2018-19 season. New Mexico’s seven team members had an average GPA of 3.903.

California State – San Marcos led Division II, followed closely by Lindenwood (3.874) and Lynn. The Fighting Knights’ GPA was fifth-best among all NCAA Divisions. Leading Division III was Marietta College (3.825). The Sunshine State Conference boasted three institutions in the top-25 overall with Florida Southern (3.636) 16^th and Embry-Riddle (3.606) 22^nd.

This is the second WGCA scholar recognition in less than a week after Lynn’s starting five all secured WGCA Scholar All-America honors for having a GPA of 3.5 or above.

View the WGCA release with the full list of schools HERE.

About the Women’s Golf Coaches Association

The Women’s Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women’s collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 600 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.

About the Fighting Knights
Lynn University’s national champion Fighting Knights compete in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, softball, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and volleyball. The university’s 19 intercollegiate teams are home to over 300 student athletes. Lynn is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II institution and winner of 25 national championships and 42 Sunshine State Conference titles. Representing spirit, service and strength, the Fighting Knights strive for greatness through athletic performance and academic excellence. For more information, visit: lynnfightingknights.com.

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