TicketsCINCINNATI -- The University of Cincinnati blew away its competition in the American Athletic Conference's Academic Excellence awards, as the Bearcats claimed 10 of 18 possible sports to pace the league and set an AAC record.
UC accomplished the feat in men's and women's basketball, men's cross country, football, lacrosse, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and men's indoor and outdoor track and field. In all, 299 student-athletes were honored individually.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference's member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-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.
Football achieved its award for the sixth time in seven years, coupled with its second-straight undefeated regular-season and CFP Semifinal appearance. Lacrosse has earned the award three times in the league's four-year history with the sport. Tennis has won four-straight times, while men's swimming and diving added its second in a row.
Cincinnati's athletics season also saw six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (football's Bryan Cook, Lorenz Metz, Alec Pierce and Desmond Ridder, baseball's Griffin Merritt and men's golf's Sam Jean). Merritt was also named the AAC's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, one of four Bearcats to claim their respective sport's honor.
UC accomplished the feat in men's and women's basketball, men's cross country, football, lacrosse, men's and women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and men's indoor and outdoor track and field. In all, 299 student-athletes were honored individually.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference's member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-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.
Football achieved its award for the sixth time in seven years, coupled with its second-straight undefeated regular-season and CFP Semifinal appearance. Lacrosse has earned the award three times in the league's four-year history with the sport. Tennis has won four-straight times, while men's swimming and diving added its second in a row.
Cincinnati's athletics season also saw six CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (football's Bryan Cook, Lorenz Metz, Alec Pierce and Desmond Ridder, baseball's Griffin Merritt and men's golf's Sam Jean). Merritt was also named the AAC's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, one of four Bearcats to claim their respective sport's honor.