Lady Govs Golf posts 12th-best GPA among all NGCA programs

APSU Sports: Women’s Golf

Coral Springs, FL – Austin Peay State University women’s golf team finished with the 12th highest grade-point average out of all college golf programs in 2010-11, announced the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA), Friday.

The Lady Govs golf team finished the past year with a 3.691 GPA, the highest among Ohio Valley Conference schools.

Earlier this week, the Lady Govs golf team was awarded the OVC Academic Achievement Award for women’s golf for a third straight time. Three Lady Govs golfers received the OVC Medal of Honor (highest GPA in a conference-sponsored sport) for 2010-11: senior Catie Tucker, sophomore Holly Batey and redshirt freshman Tabitha Beard, each of whom recorded 4.0 GPAs for the year.

Lee University had the highest GPA of all programs with a 3.864.

There are approximately 400 universities whose coaches are members of the NGCA.