
Rice has 332 Athletes Named American Conference All-Academic
7/30/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Women's Golf
IRVING – Rice Athletics saw 332 student-athletes be named to the American Conference All-Academic Team, conference commissioner Tim Pernetti announced Wednesday morning.
In total, the American had 3,599 student-athletes selected to the All-Academic Team, a new conference record. The Owls finished second among all conference schools.
In addition, the Owls collected a conference-leading eight Team Academic Excellence Awards, with men's golf, men's indoor and outdoor track, women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track, women's swimming and diving, and volleyball
This marked the 11th consecutive year that men's track and field has collected team excellence honors, with the first nine being from Conference USA.
Golf earned its eighth team academic award in the last eight years, while women's track and field grabbed its fourth consecutive conference academic excellence honor.
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
In total, the American had 3,599 student-athletes selected to the All-Academic Team, a new conference record. The Owls finished second among all conference schools.
In addition, the Owls collected a conference-leading eight Team Academic Excellence Awards, with men's golf, men's indoor and outdoor track, women's cross country, indoor and outdoor track, women's swimming and diving, and volleyball
This marked the 11th consecutive year that men's track and field has collected team excellence honors, with the first nine being from Conference USA.
Golf earned its eighth team academic award in the last eight years, while women's track and field grabbed its fourth consecutive conference academic excellence honor.
ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
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