Eagle women's golf wins academic awards
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The Eagles women’s golf team takes a group photo at a tournament last season. The Eagles were named academic champions and Big Sky Conferences team of the month after holding a team gpa of 3.95.
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CHENEY – Eastern Washington Eagles women’s golf team has been collecting academic hardware as of late, according to statements by EWU athletics and the Big Sky Conference. This week, the Eagles were named academic champions in women’s golf for the 2024-25 season and the Big Sky’s team of the month.
“Since implementing these awards three years ago, it’s been fun to see the great teamwork we have on our campuses, not only on the playing surface, but in the classroom as well,” Commissioner Tom Wistrcill said. “Congratulations to our Team Academic Champions for the 2024-25 season and keep lifting each other up in all your endeavors.”
The Big Sky conference announced their 2024-25 Team Academic Champions and EWU earned the title in women's golf. The academic champions are awarded to the program with the highest GPA in all Big Sky-sponsored sports, EWU’s statement said. The GPA used is the cumulative figure for the entire academic year.
According to EWU’s statement, the Eagles continue to define what academic excellence is at the school. Eastern's seven student-athletes carried a 3.96 GPA for the 2024-25 academic year, second-best in Division I women's golf.
Spencer Cerenzia, Gabriella Ilardi, Natalie Kent, Berkeley Ledesma, Brooke Mahler, Esha Reddy and Kami Twining continued the strong academic tradition under head coach Brenda Howe this past year. In June, the entire roster was named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar team, EWU athletics said. It was their 12th consecutive season that an Eagles golfer was named under their head coach, Brenda Howe.
All seven of the Eagles earned spots on the WGCA All-America Scholar team earlier this summer. The accomplishment marks the 12th consecutive season that Howe's program has placed student-athletes on the Scholar All-American list. The roster also earned Big Sky spring All-Academic honors.
2024-25 Big Sky Team Academic Champions:
Men's Cross Country: Idaho (3.82)
Women's Cross Country: Northern Colorado & Weber State (3.83)
Volleyball: Idaho State (3.75)
Soccer: Northern Colorado (3.76)
Football: Weber State (3.39)
Men's Track & Field: Idaho (3.60)
Women's Track & Field: Weber State (3.72)
Men's Basketball: Weber State (3.71)
Women's Basketball: Montana State (3.73)
Men's Tennis: Montana (3.84)
Women's Tennis: Portland State (3.77)
Women's Golf: Eastern Washington (3.96)
Softball: Weber State (3.67)
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