FULL LIST OF HONOREES
FARMINGTON, Utah (July 14, 2021) – The Big Sky Conference office has officially announced its 2021 Spring All-Academic Team for the league’s various sports.
“Despite this having been a difficult time in so many ways, an incredible nearly 3,000 combined recipients (over two-thirds of the league) across the three sport seasons rose to the challenge in their classrooms to earn Big Sky All-Academic Team honors,” Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said. “These athletes deserve an enormous amount of credit for their success, and we are incredibly proud of each of them for thriving and persevering as students during the most unusual year of their academic career.”
The Big Sky office announced its Fall and Winter All-Academic teams earlier this week, and will release its Scholar Athletes on Thursday (July 12), which honors a large group of student-athletes for their academic success.
In total, 909 student-athletes from the Big Sky’s 11 full-time member institutions and two men’s golf affiliate members (Binghamton and Hartford) were honored for their work in the classroom.
The league saw 46 men’s golf, 75 women’s golf, 242 men’s outdoor track and field, 320 women’s outdoor track and field, 111 softball, 50 men’s tennis and 65 women’s tennis student-athletes earn the title for the most recent season of competition.
For the 2020-21 season, following changes voted on by the league's Athletic Directors, a student-athlete must have met/or exceeded the following minimum requirements: 1) Be on an active roster for their institution; 2) Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at the conclusion of the most recently completed term; 3) Completed at least one academic term at his/her current Big Sky institution.
These requirements were adjusted from a standard model that included a minimum of playing time for the student-athlete, as well as the academic requirement. It is anticipated that this upcoming season the awards will be reverted back to their previous state.