PROVIDENCE, RI – American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today the 21 teams that have been recognized with 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport.
Tulsa's men's indoor and outdoor track & field teams were recognized with the American Athletic Conference's Team Academic Excellence Award. The Golden Hurricane indoor and outdoor teams compiled a 3.297 cumulative grade point average, and had seven student-athletes with perfect 4.0 grade point averages for the semester.
The academic award caps a year that saw the Golden Hurricane track & field teams place 13th at the NCAA Indoor Championship and 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.