The Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes the institution with the highest collective grade point average in all 22 sports sponsored by the CAA.
The Elon University men’s cross country team was recognized as a recipient of the 2024–25 CAA Team Academic Excellence Award, as announced by the league office on Thursday, July 17.
The Team Academic Excellence Award recognizes the institution with the highest collective grade point average in all 22 sports sponsored by the CAA. The team GPA is a calculation of the grade point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution’s roster throughout the final day of their respective championship seasons during the 2024-25 academic year.
Elon’s men’s cross country team posted a 3.507 GPA for the academic year. Additionally, four team members earned President’s List honors, while five others were named to the Dean’s List.
The Phoenix was also one of 19 teams among the 22 CAA Team Academic Excellence Award winners to achieve a GPA of 3.5 or higher.