NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 23 teams that have been recognized with 2019-20 Team Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport. Creighton had four teams honored, as both its men's and women's cross country and golf programs were recognized.
Chris Gannon's women's cross country team topped the league for the third straight season, wrapping up the 2019-20 academic year with a 3.789 team GPA. It's the fifth honor in seven years since joining the BIG EAST for the Bluejay women, who were also honored in 2018-19, 2017-18 and 2015-16.