Student-Athletes Named to American All-Academic Team

HOUSTON – Overcoming tremendous challenges in their academic and athletics lives during the 2019-20 school year, 226 University of Houston student-athletes were named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team on Thursday afternoon.

With 226 student-athletes recognized, Houston student-athletes set a school single-season record for All-Academic Team honorees. It also marked the third straight season in which 200+ student-athletes were named to the Team.

At least four student-athletes from each of Houston Athletics' 17 sport programs were named to the All-Academic Team. Women's Track & Field/Cross Country led the way with 43 honorees, while Swimming and Diving was second with 31.

Football led the men's programs with 27 selections with Men's Track & Field/Cross Country a close second with 26 honorees. Other teams included Baseball (22), Soccer (18), Softball (18), Volleyball (16), Tennis (7), Women's Basketball (5), Men's Golf (5), Men's Basketball (4) and Women's Golf (4).

2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

2019-20 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team

Thursday's All-Academic Team honors were only the latest academic achievements by the Cougars this season. On Wednesday, senior Zarena Brown was recognized as The American's Swimming & Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

It marked the Cougars' fifth sport Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the last two seasons.

All 17 sport programs finished with 3.0 or higher grade-point averages in the spring semester, a first in school history. Football, Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball student-athletes set team records for average hours earned in the spring semester.

Swimming and Diving led the way with a 3.69 GPA with Softball (3.67) a close second during the spring semester. Women's Golf (3.62), Soccer (3.61) and Tennis (3.60) rounded out the Top-5 leaders.

Men's Golf led all men's teams with a 3.50 semester GPA with Men's Cross Country (3.39) and Baseball (3.38) following.

Seventy-eight student-athletes received their academic degrees during the 2019-20 academic year. Football led the way with 19 graduates while Women's Track & Field finished second with 11.

A school-record 114 student-athletes were named to the Dean's List following the spring semester. That honor is given to all students who post a 3.50 minimum GPA during the semester.

Women's Track & Field led the way with 24 Dean's List honorees, while Swimming & Diving was a close second with 24. Eleven students from Football and Soccer were named to the Dean's List.

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