Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference has announced the 22 teams that have been recognized with 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport. With a GPA of 3.52, Temple field hockey earned the award for its sport for the second time in the last three years.
The Owls' GPA bested the group of eight teams that compete in the BIG EAST for field hockey. Temple, one of five teams that compete as an associate member for the sport, also won the award in 2014-15.