NEC Release (PDF)

Somerset, NJ - Wagner's student-athletes finished the 2013-2014 season with a 3.245 GPA and finished third among the 10 Northeast Conference (NEC) members while the Swimming & Diving (3.537), Men's Lacrosse (3.221) and Football (2.969) squads all won the Team GPA Award for their respective sports.

Robert Morris claimed the 2013-14 NEC Institutional Academic Award with a 3.295 GPA while edging out both LIU Brooklyn (3.248) and the Seahawks for top honors

Overall, the 4,000+ NEC student-athletes averaged a 3.158 GPA for the 2013-14 academic year and all 10 core member institutions finished the year with at least a 3.0 GPA.  Similarly, 75.7 percent of NEC teams finished with a 3.0 or better GPA.

The Institutional Academic Award is presented annually to the NEC member who attains the highest overall institutional grade-point average amongst student-athletes competing in sports sponsored by the NCAA Division I conference. The NEC currently sponsors 22 sports: baseball, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field, men's and women's soccer, softball, women's swimming, men's and women's tennis and women's volleyball.

"Once again, I am truly impressed with the ability of NEC student-athletes to balance their academic workload with their athletic pursuits," said Noreen Morris, NEC Commissioner. "Highlighted by the incredible achievements of Institutional Academic Award winner Robert Morris, all 10 NEC institutions finished the year with at least a 3.0 GPA, which once again showcases the NEC Council of Presidents' commitment to building the total student-athlete, one that places an equal emphasis on academic advancement and athletic success."

Robert Morris not only improved on its 3.271 GPA from a year ago, but the 3.295 figure represented the second-highest GPA for an institution since the award was first established during the 2006-07 academic year. The Colonials only trailed Wagner's 3.305 mark from the 2012-13 academic year.

About The Northeast Conference
Now in its 33rd year, the Northeast Conference is an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout six states. Media coverage of the NEC extends to four of the largest markets in the United States - New York (#1), Pittsburgh (#23), Baltimore (#27), and Hartford/New Haven (#30). Founded in 1981 as the basketball-only ECAC Metro Conference, the NEC has grown to sponsor 22 championship sports for men and women and now enjoys automatic access to 14 different NCAA Championships. NEC member institutions include Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, LIU Brooklyn, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis U and Wagner. For more information on the NEC, visit the league's official website (www.northeastconference.org) and digital network (www.necfrontrow.com), or follow the league on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Google+, all @NECsports.

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