Institutions Earn Presidents' Cup Academic Excellence Honors
LA GRANDE, Ore. – Three Cascade Collegiate Conference athletic departments earned Presidents’ Academic Excellence status for the recently completed 2017-18 school year the conference office announced today.
In order to receive the designation a department must achieve and overall combined GPA of 3.0 or better among their student athletes (men/women) that compete in sports that the CCC declares a champion in, and have 60% or higher of student-athletes who are eligible to receive Academic All-Conference (sophomore standing/3.2 GPA) recognition do so.
“Earning Presidents’ Academic Excellence designation is a great accomplishment,” stated CCC Commissioner Rob Cashell. “It represents the highest academic honor our departments can earn from the CCC and recognizes the outstanding efforts in the classroom.”
2017-18 CCC Presidents’ Academic Excellence Designation
| Institution |
Overall GPA |
% Academic All-Conference |
| College of Idaho |
3.27 |
69% |
| Northwest Christian |
3.24 |
70% |
| Southern Oregon |
3.19 |
65% |
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