NEW YORK – Three Creighton teams are among the 22 that have been recognized by the BIG EAST Conference with 2017-18 Team Academic Excellence Awards for having the highest collective grade-point averages in each conference sport.
Creighton had its men's golf, women's basketball and women's cross country teams earn the honors. The women's cross country program owns a collective 3.71 GPA, the women's basketball team has a 3.63 GPA and the men's golf team owns a 3.57 GPA.
Five different schools had at least one team honored, with Georgetown leading the way with five certificates.