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Ball State earns MAC Institutional Academic Achievement Award for 2021-22
August 23, 2022 | General
Cardinals earn annual award for the third time since its inception
CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the third time in program history, Ball State University has been named the winner of the 2021-22 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award. For this annual award, the Cardinals posted an overall athletic grade-point average (GPA) of 3.353 for the 2021-22 academic year based on 318 students in 17 sports.
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Ball State earned the highest GPA of a 3.054 in football and earned over a 3.4 in three additional programs, while the women's sport programs earned the highest rankings in field hockey (3.702), women's soccer (3.768) and volleyball (3.842).
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"We are incredibly proud of the commitment our athletes have to academic success," shared Ball State University Director of Athletics Beth Goetz. "This was another record-achieving year as a result of their phenomenal efforts in the classroom and pursuit of graduation. I am grateful for the tremendous support they received from our outstanding faculty and staff who foster this environment of excellence."
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The honor is presented annually to the MAC institution which achieves the highest overall institutional GPA for student-athletes competing in institutionally sponsored sports for the academic year.Â
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Institutional Academic Achievement Award
2021-22 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University
2020-21 Â Â Â Â Â Kent State University
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Western Michigan University
2018-19 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2017-18 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2016-17 Â Â Â Â Â Western Michigan University
2015-16 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2014-15 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2013-14 Â Â Â Â Â Miami University
2012-13 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2011-12 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2010-11 Â Â Â Â Â University of Akron
2009-10 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
2008-09 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University
2007-08 Â Â Â Â Â Northern Illinois University
2006-07 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2005-06 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2004-05 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2003-04 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2002-03 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2001-02 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2000-01 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
1999-00 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1998-99 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1997-98 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1996-97 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University and Central Michigan University (tie)
1995-96 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
1994-95 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
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Ball State earned the highest GPA of a 3.054 in football and earned over a 3.4 in three additional programs, while the women's sport programs earned the highest rankings in field hockey (3.702), women's soccer (3.768) and volleyball (3.842).
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"We are incredibly proud of the commitment our athletes have to academic success," shared Ball State University Director of Athletics Beth Goetz. "This was another record-achieving year as a result of their phenomenal efforts in the classroom and pursuit of graduation. I am grateful for the tremendous support they received from our outstanding faculty and staff who foster this environment of excellence."
Â
The honor is presented annually to the MAC institution which achieves the highest overall institutional GPA for student-athletes competing in institutionally sponsored sports for the academic year.Â
Â
Institutional Academic Achievement Award
2021-22 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University
2020-21 Â Â Â Â Â Kent State University
2019-20 Â Â Â Â Â Western Michigan University
2018-19 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2017-18 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2016-17 Â Â Â Â Â Western Michigan University
2015-16 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2014-15 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2013-14 Â Â Â Â Â Miami University
2012-13 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2011-12 Â Â Â Â Â University of Toledo
2010-11 Â Â Â Â Â University of Akron
2009-10 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
2008-09 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University
2007-08 Â Â Â Â Â Northern Illinois University
2006-07 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2005-06 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2004-05 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2003-04 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2002-03 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2001-02 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
2000-01 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
1999-00 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1998-99 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1997-98 Â Â Â Â Â Central Michigan University
1996-97 Â Â Â Â Â Ball State University and Central Michigan University (tie)
1995-96 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
1994-95 Â Â Â Â Â Bowling Green State University
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