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Memphis Shows Academic Strength in Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards

Women's cross country and women's soccer earn honor for third-straight year

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – For the third-consecutive year, the University of Memphis led the American Athletic Conference in Team Academic Excellence Awards, the league office announced Wednesday. Memphis had a conference-high five award recipients in 2015-16 and in 2014-15, after having a league-best six winners in 2013-14.

The five Memphis programs to earn American Athletic Conference Team Academic Excellence Awards were: women's cross country, women's indoor track and field, women's outdoor track and field, men's tennis and women's soccer.

The Tigers women's cross country and women's soccer programs received Team Academic Excellence Awards for a second-straight year.