2017-18 Academic All-PacWest Team
IRVINE, Calif. – A total of 91 Academy of Art University student-athletes were named 2017-18 Academic All-Pacific West Conference in an announcement by the conference media relations office on Monday. Based on performances in the classroom over their cumulative collegiate career, 1,804 athletes from the conference's 14 member institutions earned the distinction.
All student-athletes chosen for the Academic All-PacWest honor met a set of specific criteria including a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, must have completed two academic semesters at the institution, and must have competed in at least one regular season game/competition.
Award winners were represented by each of Academy of Art's 14 sports which are sponsored by the PacWest Conference. Men's soccer led the way with 11 representatives while women's soccer and softball tied with nine members each. Other notable programs included baseball (8), men's golf (7), and men's track & field (7).
Below is an sport-by-sport alphabetical list of the Urban Knights named to the 2017-18 Academic All-PacWest:
The PacWest is now scheduled to choose a Scholar-Athlete of the Year for each of its 15 sports. Institutions have been presented with an opportunity to nominate one student-athlete from each of its athletic programs and these individual winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 19.
The PacWest Conference press release is available on its website here!