Posted by Gregory Ruff - Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - [Women's Basketball] - Viewed 712 times
ATLANTA - The Women's Basketball Coaches
Association (WBCA) announced its winners for the 2007-2008 NAIA Academic Top 25
Team Honor Roll and three TranSouth schools were honored. This award, given in
NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA and Junior
College/Community College, awards teams throughout the nation that carry the
highest grade point averages (GPA) for the entire season based on the
nomination submitted by WBCA-member head coaches.
Blue Mountain College topped the TSAC members at No. 4
(3.608 GPA), while Freed-Hardeman (No. 10) and Trevecca (No. 13) also made the
list.
|
School
|
2007-08
Head Coach
|
Team
GPA
|
|
1
|
Concordia
University - Nebraska
|
Drew R.
Olson
|
3.667
|
|
2
|
Westminster
College
|
JD Gustin
|
3.653
|
|
3
|
Oklahoma
Christian University
|
Stephanie
Findley
|
3.623
|
|
4
|
Blue
Mountain College
|
Lavon
Driskell
|
3.608
|
|
5
|
Mount
Marty College
|
Chuck
Iverson
|
3.603
|
|
6
|
Davenport
University
|
Mark
Youngs
|
3.578
|
|
7
|
Bethel
College (IN)
|
Jody
Martinez
|
3.544
|
|
8
|
Northwestern
College
|
Earl
Woudstra
|
3.541
|
|
9
|
Carroll
College
|
Shawn
Nelson
|
3.540
|
|
10
|
Freed-Hardeman
University
|
Dale E.
Neal
|
3.485
|
|
11
|
Midland
Lutheran College
|
Joanne
Bracker
|
3.461
|
|
12
|
Valley
City State University
|
Jill K.
DeVries
|
3.447
|
|
13
|
Trevecca
Nazarene University
|
Gary L.
Van Atta
|
3.444
|
|
14
|
Lewis-Clark
State College
|
Brian R.
Orr
|
3.387
|
|
15
|
Ottawa
University
|
Bruce
Tate
|
3.377
|
|
16
|
Doane
College
|
Tracee
Fairbanks
|
3.363
|
|
17
|
Indiana
Wesleyan University
|
Steve G.
Brooks
|
3.330
|
|
18
|
University
of Montana - Western
|
Kevin
Engellant
|
3.315
|
|
19
|
Spring
Arbor University
|
Tara
Kreklau
|
3.311
|
|
20
|
Montana
State University - Northern
|
Chris D.
Mouat
|
3.281
|
|
21
|
Loyola
University (LA)
|
DoBee
Plaisance
|
3.254
|
|
22
|
Eastern
Oregon University
|
Anji D.
Weissenfluh
|
3.253
|
|
23
|
Baker
University
|
Susan D.
Decker
|
3.248
|
|
24
|
Saint
Xavier University
|
Robert
Hallberg
|
3.246
|
|
25
|
Trinity
Christian College
|
Liz. G.
Metcalfe
|
3.227
|
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) promotes
women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable
identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in
all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about
the WBCA, please visit wbca.org.
