NEW ORLEANS – The Troy softball and men's cross country teams received the Sun Belt Conference Team GPA Award for their respective sports, the league office announced Friday.
The softball team, under the direction of head coach Beth Mullins, led the league's 10 softball playing institutions with a 3.56 GPA for the 2016-17 academic year. Troy was one of just two softball programs to have over a 3.50 GPA as a team.
Led by head coach Elliott Blount, the men's cross country team paced the Sun Belt with a 3.37 GPA as a team.