{"id":95205,"date":"2018-06-18T09:37:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95205"},"modified":"2018-06-18T09:37:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:37:38","slug":"elmira-college-places-11-teams-71-student-athletes-on-e8-spring-academic-awards-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=95205","title":{"rendered":"Elmira College Places 11 Teams, 71 Student-Athletes on E8 Spring Academic Awards Lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-78488\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/8urrybp0-300x300.png?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/8urrybp0.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/8urrybp0.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/8urrybp0.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/8urrybp0.png?w=512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Elmira College Places 11 Teams, 71 Student-Athletes on E8 Spring Academic Awards Lists<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Empire 8 Conference announced that 11 of Elmira College&#8217;s varsity teams were awarded E8 All-Academic Team status and 71 student-athletes were named to the President&#8217;s List in recognition of their outstanding work in the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>To be considered an E8 All-Academic Team, a squad must maintain a grade-point average of 3.20 or higher during the spring semester. Among the 11 EC teams that garnered the honor this spring, women&#8217;s cross country led the way with an impressive 3.69 GPA, followed by women&#8217;s basketball with a 3.50. Also qualified for the award were: men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s ice hockey, field hockey, women&#8217;s volleyball, softball, women&#8217;s tennis, women&#8217;s golf, women&#8217;s soccer, and women&#8217;s lacrosse.<\/p>\n<p>Student-athletes named to the President&#8217;s List included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anna Kempf of New Woodstock &#8211; Field Hockey<\/li>\n<li>Elizabeth Shephard of Cazenovia &#8211; Field Hockey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Recipients of the President&#8217;s List distinction must be enrolled full-time at their respective institution and carry a minimum GPA of 3.75 while participating in a conference-sponsored sport and displaying positive conduct on-and-off campus. As the Empire 8 states, &#8220;Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8.&#8221; With 71 honorees, Elmira increased the number of President&#8217;s List award winners by a dozen when compared to the spring of 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elmira College Places 11 Teams, 71 Student-Athletes on E8 Spring Academic Awards Lists The Empire 8 Conference announced that 11 of Elmira College&#8217;s varsity teams were awarded E8 All-Academic Team status and 71 student-athletes were named to the President&#8217;s List in recognition of their outstanding work in the classroom. 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