D3 WEEK Day 2: TEAM PEAK PERFORMERS EXEMPLIFY TRUE MEANING OF STUDENT-ATHLETE
Standing tall among their peers in the classroom, 16 AMCC teams proudly exemplify the balanced values of NCAA Division III athletics participation.
Standing tall among their peers in the classroom, 16 AMCC teams proudly exemplify the balanced values of NCAA Division III athletics participation. They are the winners of the Team Peak Performer award as holders of the highest cumulative team GPA, effective with the close of the Fall 2015 semester, in each championship sport sponsored by the conference.
Franciscan University led all AMCC members with four Team Peak Performers, followed by Penn State Altoona and Medaille College with three each. Three schools--D'Youville College, Penn St. Behrend, and Mount Aloysius College--had two each.
Three teams earned the distinction of being named Peak Performer as well as winning a conference championship: Franciscan women's volleyball, Penn St. Behrend women's tennis, and Medaille men's volleyball. The Franciscan women's cross country squad boasted the highest GPA of all 16 teams, with a 3.642.
The complete list of award winners by sport is as follows:
Baseball: Mount Aloysius College
Team GPA: 3.393
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Men's Basketball: D'Youville College
Team GPA: 3.307
Women's Basketball: Franciscan University
Team GPA: 3.44
Bowling: Medaille College
Team GPA: 3.391
Men's Cross Country: Franciscan University
Team GPA: 3.253
Women's Cross Country: Franciscan University
Team GPA: 3.642
Men's Golf: Mount Aloysius College
Team GPA: 3.352
Men's Soccer: Penn St. Behrend
Team GPA: 3.196
Women's Soccer: Penn St. Altoona
Team GPA: 3.493
Softball: Medaille College
Team GPA: 3.485
Men's Swimming & Diving: Penn St. Altoona
Team GPA: 2.939
Women's Swimming & Diving: Penn St. Altoona
Team GPA: 3.278
Men's Tennis: D'Youville College
Team GPA: 3.513
Women's Tennis: Penn St. Behrend
Team GPA: 3.452
Men's Volleyball: Medaille College
Team GPA: 3.411
Women's Volleyball: Franciscan University
Team GPA: 3.483
