ATLANTA – The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team earned a spot on the 2016-17 WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the third-straight year and the seventh time in the last eight seasons, announced Wednesday (July 19) by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The Tigers earned a cumulative GPA of 3.624, ranking 13th in the nation.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III; NAIA; and junior/community college women’s basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season.
The Tigers were one of three MIAA programs among the top 25.
The 3.624 GPA is the second highest during Hobson’s tenure (3.628, 2011-12). Additionally, this is the seventh time in Hobson’s nine years as head coach at Fort Hays State that the women’s basketball team earned the WBCA Academic Top 25 honor. The team ranked 14th in 2009-10, 11th in 2010-11, 4th in 2011-12, 14th in 2012-13, 23rd in 2014-15, 22nd in 2015-16 and 13th this year.
The complete 2016-17 WBCA Division II Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll can be found below.
Rank Institution Head Coach GPA
1 Emporia State University Jory Collins 3.744
2 Michigan Technological University Kimberly Cameron 3.736
3 Minnesota State University, Mankato Emilee Thiesse 3.728
T4 Lubbock Christian University Steve Gomez 3.723
T4 Maryville University Collin Lanam 3.723
6 Seton Hill University Mark Katarski 3.722
T7 Ohio Dominican University Lynsey Warren 3.717
T7 Pittsburg State University Lane Lord 3.717
9 Nova Southeastern University LeAnn Freeland 3.706
10 Grand Valley State University Mike Williams 3.669
11 Northwood University Jeff Curtis 3.664
12 University of Southern Indiana Rick Stein 3.640
13 Fort Hays State University Tony Hobson 3.624
14 Southern New Hampshire University Karen Pinkos 3.602
15 Rockhurst University Larry Park 3.593
16 Augustana University Dave Krauth 3.588
17 University of the Sciences Jackie Hartzell 3.581
18 Saginaw Valley State University Jamie Pewinski 3.576
19 West Texas A&M University Kristen Mattio 3.568
20 Minnesota State University Moorhead Karla Nelson 3.554
21 Western Oregon University Holli Howard-Carpenter 3.539
22 University of Findlay Jim Wiedie 3.537
23 Montana State University Billings Kevin Woodin 3.529
24 Notre Dame College (Ohio) Katie Hine 3.527
25 Embry-Riddle University Lisa Nuxol-Wilson 3.519
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