NJCAA Announces 2011-12 All-Academic Teams
June 25, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- NJCAA Headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., today released the 2011-2012 NJCAA All-Academic Teams.
450 teams qualified for academic team accolades. Nearly 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA for the 2011-2012 academic year on 3,500+ teams in 28 different sports.
The 2011-2012 season marks the 29th year the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.
Below is a link to this year's winners:
2011-2012 NJCAA All-Academic Teams
NOTES:
Academic Team Awards
Teams that have the highest overall GPA for their sport are designated as the 2011-12 NJCAA (Sport) Academic Team of the Year. Example: 2011-12 NJCAA Baseball Academic Team of the Year.
Teams that qualify with an overall team GPA above 3.0 are designated as a 2011-12 NJCAA (Sport) All-Academic Team. Example: 2011-12 NJCAA Men’s Basketball All-Academic Team.
About NJCAA
Since 1938 the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has been the governing body of two-year college athletics, offering athletic and academic opportunities to college students. Now entering its 75th anniversary, the NJCAA is the second largest national intercollegiate athletic organization in the United States with over 500 member schools in 43 states. Each year over 60,000 student-athletes compete in one of 28 different sports and the organization sponsors 48 national championship events and nine football bowl games. NJCAA Headquarters has been located in Colorado Springs, Colo., since 1985. For more information visit www.njcaa.org.
