The Cup will remain in Cheney for at least another year.
For the second-straight time and third in the last seven seasons, Eastern Washington University has again won the Big Sky Conference Presidents’ Cup for the 2015-16 school year, the league office announced July 18.
Eastern finished ahead of runner-up Weber State and third-place Montana.
Besides winning last year, the Eagles were also victorious in the 2009-10 school year.
The Presidents’ Cup is unique in collegiate athletics in that it reinforces the Big Sky’s dedication to the academic side of the student-athlete experience. Overall athletic success is combined with team grade point averages, academic progress rates (APR) and All-Conference performers with grade point averages of at least 3.0.
Helping propel Eastern to the top of the standings was a league-leading 35 All-Conference athletes finishing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. EWU finished fourth in the athletic portion, were third in the APR standings at 979.7 and tied for fourth with an average GPA of 3.31.
Eastern Washington’s women’s basketball, men’s tennis and women’s soccer each had an average GPA of 3.49 or better, with soccer leading the way at 3.7. EWU had 13 of 14 programs with a 3.0 or higher.
The Eagles finished with 105.83 athletic points after women’s basketball and women’s cross country each provided second-place finishes. EWU also had top-four finishes from soccer, men’s cross country, football and both indoor and outdoor women’s track and field.
For the second-straight year, all 11 core Big Sky members finished with a GPA of at least 3.0.
PRESIDENT’S CUP WINNERS
2002-03 Weber State
2003-04 Weber State
2004-05 Montana State
2005-06 Northern Arizona
2006-07 Montana
2007-08 Weber State
2008-09 Weber State
2009-10 E. Washington
2010-11 Montana
2011-12 Montana State
2012-13 Northern Arizona
2013-14 Northern Arizona
2014-15 E. Washington
2015-16 E. Washington
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