The Eastern Michigan University
women's gymnastics team led the nation in the total number
of scholar-athletes honored for the 2005-06 season.
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BALANCED ATHLETES: Eastern Michigan University's
women's gymnastics team led the nation in the total
number of scholar-athletes honored for the 2005-06
season by the National Association of Collegiate
Gymnastics Coaches/Women (NACGC/W). The
Eagles had
12 athletes
on the scholar-athlete list.
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by Randy Mascharka |
The National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women
(NACGC/W) recently released its 2005-06 recognitions for
academic teams and scholar athletes, and head coach Steve
Wilce's Eagles had a total of 12 gymnasts on the scholar-athlete
list, the most of any school. Eastern placed 12th as a
team with a 3.44 team GPA. Southern Utah led the nation with
a 3.6542 GPA.
"We're obviously proud of the way our kids perform academically
and it's a direct reflection of the type of student we
recruit," said Steve Wilce, head women's gymnastics coach.
A total of 406 gymnasts from 65 universities were named
on the scholar-athlete team and a record 61 gymnasts recorded
perfect 4.0 GPAs. EMU gymnasts Rebecca Fuss (Orlando,
Fla.) and Michelle Wasilewski (Northville) both posted
4.0 GPAs on the list.
Since 2000, the EMU women's gymnastics team has produced
more Academic All-Americans than any other Division I school,
Wilce said. The Eagles have produced 86 Academic All-Americans
during that time. Southern Utah, with 75, ranks second
from 2000-2006.
