Aug. 17, 2005

Irving, Texas - Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky named the recipients of its Institutional Excellence Award and Sports Academic Awards.

The Institutional Excellence Award is given to the C-USA institution with the highest grade point average during the current academic year for all student-athletes in conference sponsored sports. Saint Louis University earned the award for the tenth consecutive year with a cumulative grade point average of 3.24, with six teams representing their respective sport's top GPA.

The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest grade point average for the current academic year. DePaul's women's cross country team compiled the highest average of all conference sports with a 3.68 GPA. Following is a list of the Sports Academic award honorees:

Sport   			Recipient       	GPA
Baseball        		Saint Louis     	3.14
Men's Basketball        	Louisville      	2.66
Women's Basketball      	DePaul  		3.22
Men's Cross Country     	Saint Louis       3.50
Women's Cross Country    	DePaul  		3.68
Football        		Cincinnati        2.60
Men's Golf      		Charlotte       	3.37
Women's Golf    		Louisville      	3.59
Men's Soccer    		DePaul  		3.13
Women's Soccer  		Saint Louis     	3.48
Softball        		Saint Louis     	3.54
Women's Swimming        	Saint Louis     	3.52
Men's Tennis    		Southern Miss   	3.24
Women's Tennis  		Memphis 		3.45
Men's Track and Field   	Marquette       	3.16
Women's Track and Field 	Marquette       	3.33
Volleyball      		Memphis 	         3.45