ATLANTA (August 2, 2016) — St. Francis College Brooklyn, Upper Iowa University, University of Dubuque, Mount Marty College and Northwest College sit atop their respective divisions in the 2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

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St. Francis Brooklyn, coached by John Thurston, finished first among NCAA Division I members with a 3.712 cumulative team grade-point average. Upper Iowa, coached by Carol Russell, led NCAA Division II members with a 3.731 GPA. Dubuque, coached by Mark Noll, took top honors in NCAA Division III with a 3.685 GPA. Mount Marty, coached by Tom, was No. 1 in the NAIA division with a 3.828 GPA. And Northwest College, coached by Janis Beal, led all junior/community college members with a 3.575 GPA.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA and junior/community college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2015-16 season is the 21st in which the WBCA as compiled the honor rolls.

Donehew . “Their head coaches are to be commended for fostering an environment of excellence for their student-athletes both on the court and, more importantly, in the classroom." “Congratulations to each of the teams recognized in the 2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle. “Their head coaches are to be commended for fostering an environment of excellence for their student-athletes both on the court and, more importantly, in the classroom."

Here are the 2015-16 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls by division. The head coach listed for each institution was its head coach during the 2015-16 season.

NCAA Division I

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA 1 St. Francis College Brooklyn John Thurston 3.712 2 University of South Dakota Amy Williams 3.691 3 Youngstown State University John Barnes 3.639 4 Eastern Washington University Wendy Schuller 3.637 5 Houston Baptist University Donna Finnie 3.612 6 Belmont University Cameron Newbauer 3.591 7 St. Bonaventure University Jim Crowley 3.575 8 University of Northern Iowa Tanya Warren 3.565 9 Loyola University Maryland Joe Logan 3.556 10 Drake University Jennie Baranczyk 3.546 11 Bradley University Michael Brooks 3.534 12 University of New Mexico Mike Bradbury 3.524 T13 University of Wisconsin, Green Bay Kevin Borseth 3.515 T13 Northwestern State University Brooke Stoehr 3.515 15 Saint Louis University Lisa Stone 3.503 16 Creighton University Jim Flanery 3.498 17 University of Denver Kerry Cremeans 3.484 18 University of Maine Richard Barron 3.480 19 Florida Gulf Coast University Karl Smesko 3.475 20 Harvard University Kathy Delaney-Smith 3.474 21 DePaul University Doug Bruno 3.470 22 Liberty University Carey Green 3.468 23 Abilene Christian University Julie Goodenough 3.450 24 American University Megan Gebbia 3.449 25 Bowling Green State University Jennifer Roos 3.446

NCAA Division II

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA 1 Upper Iowa University Carol Russell 3.731 2 Ohio Dominican University Lynsey Warren 3.720 3 Seton Hill Uniuversity Mark Katarski 3.711 4 Minnesota State University, Mankato Emilee Thiesse 3.675 T5 Northwood University Jeff Curtis 3.672 T5 University of Findlay James Wiedie 3.672 7 University of Sioux Falls Travis Traphagen 3.656 8 Lindenwood University Tony Francis 3.649 9 Michigan Technological University Kimberly Cameron 3.645 10 Lee University Marty Rowe 3.627 11 Rockhurst University Larry Park 3.619 12 Barry University William Sullivan 3.616 13 University of the Sciences Jackie Hartzell 3.604 T14 Ashland University Robyn Fralick 3.603 T14 Winona State University Scott Ballard 3.603 16 Drury University Molly Miller 3.593 17 Lubbock Christian University Steve Gomez 3.591 18 Texas Woman's University Beth Jillson 3.589 19 Augustana University Dave Krauth 3.583 20 Minnesota State University Moorhead Karla Nelson 3.570 21 Western Oregon University Holli Howard-Carpenter 3.566 22 Fort Hays State University Tony Hobson 3.559 23 Holy Family University Mark Miller 3.553 24 Gannon University James Brunelli 3.530 25 Lake Erie College Robert Booher 3.517

NCAA Division III

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA 1 University of Dubuque Mark Noll 3.685 2 Westminster College (Missouri) Tracey Braden 3.662 3 Emerson College Bill Gould 3.611 T4 Houghton College Alicia Mucher 3.605 T4 University of California, Santa Cruz Todd Kent 3.605 6 Lancaster Bible College Katelyn Vanderhoff 3.585 7 Bethel University (Minnesota) Jon Herbrechtsmeyer 3.584 8 Yeshiva University Michael Alon 3.579 9 Lakeland College Aaron Nester 3.570 10 North Central University Paul Brunner 3.560 11 Kalamazoo College Katie Miller 3.555 12 Nebraska Wesleyan University Britni Fett 3.553 13 Olivet College Nicole Burford 3.544 14 New York University Lauren Hall-Gregory 3.539 15 Washington and Lee University Christine Clancy 3.538 16 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Shirley Egner 3.532 17 Elmhurst College Tethnie Carrillo 3.531 T18 Simmons College Kristen Rasmussen 3.529 T18 Monmouth College Kyle Wilson 3.529 20 Chatham University Sandy Rectenwald 3.519 21 Massachusetts Institute of Technology> Sonia Raman 3.509 T22 Capital University Dixie Jeffers 3.493 T22 Millikin University Lori Kerans 3.493 T24 The College of New Jersey Dawn Henderson 3.487 T24 Waynesburg University Sam Jones 3.487

NAIA

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA 1 Mount Marty College Tom Schlimgen 3.828 2 Concordia University (Nebraska) Drew Olson 3.730 3 Valley City State University Jill DeVries 3.678 4 Davenport University Robyn Scherr 3.659 5 Indiana Wesleyan University Steve Brooks 3.624 6 St. Ambrose University Krista Van Hauen 3.611 7 Bethel College (Kansas) Mark Fox 3.594 8 Lewis-Clark State College Brian Orr 3.562 T9 Montana State University-Northern Chris Mouat 3.556 T9 Doane College Tracee Fairbanks 3.556 11 Huntington University Lori Culler 3.548 12 University of Rio Grande David Smalley 3.535 T13 Cardinal Stritch University John Pfaffl 3.533 T13 Indiana University East Tiffani Selhorst> 3.533 15 Dakota Wesleyan University Jason Christensen 3.525 16 Saint Xavier University Bob Hallberg 3.520 17 Northwestern College Chris Yaw 3.515 18 Freed-Hardeman University Dale Neal 3.500 19 Vanguard University Russ Davis 3.493 20> Kansas Wesleyan University Ryan Showman 3.487 21 Blue Mountain College Lavon Driskell 3.483 22 Benedictine College Chad Folsom 3.465 23 Carroll College Rachelle Sayers 3.421 24 University of Great Falls Bill Himmelberg 3.404 25 Faulkner University Reed Sutton 3.363

Junior/Community College*

Rank Institution Head Coach GPA 1 Northwest College Janis Beal 3.575 2 Sheridan College Frank McCarthy 3.567 3 Dawson Community College Romeo Lagmay, Jr. 3.534 4 Des Moines Area Community College Steve Krafcisin 3.466 5 Snow College Mike Russell 3.446 6 Gulf Coast State College Roonie Scovel 3.250 7 Minnesota West Community & Technical College Rosalie Hayenga 3.193 8 McHenry County College Karen Wiley 3.148 9 Frank Phillips College Eric Rodewald 3.137 10 Johnson County Community College Ben Conrad 3.117 11 Lincoln College Carol Wilson 3.089 12 LaGuardia Community College Anthony Alfaro 3.033 13 Illinois Central College Karrie Redeker 3.030 14 Ventura College Ned Mircetic 3.016

*—Note: There were only 14 institutions eligible for nomination in the junior/community college division.

A team’s GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) earned by the total number of academic hours attempted by all team members in the academic terms (semesters or quarters) that the season spans. Weighted grades are converted to a 4.0 scale. The GPAs are rounded to the nearest thousandth of a point. Teams are nominated for the honor by the WBCA-member head coach. A team must have a 3.000 or better GPA to be nominated.

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