RICHARDSON, Texas –  The Lone Star Conference has announced the ninth annual LSC Academic Excellence Award presented by Balfour.  Western New Mexico University women's cross country was the sport academic champion for the third straight year. WNMU men's golf also had the highest GPA in their respected field.

Taking reign was Lubbock Christian University and St. Mary's University claiming the Lone Star Conference Academic Excellence Award presented by Balfour.

      The award winners were determined by a point system, with points distributed according to finish by sport in those that the LSC sponsors after a conference-wide comparison of team GPAs. The member institution with the highest team GPA in each sport was named the sport's Academic Champion and earned five (5) points toward the overall award. Each sport's runner-up picked up four (4) points and third-place three (3) points toward the overall award. Any program with a Team GPA of 2.00 and above earned one (1) point. Points for each member institution were totaled by gender and then divided by that institution's number of counter programs in that gender to arrive at the comparison value. 

      The following are the sport academic champions:

Men's Sport                                           Academic Champion           GPA     

Baseball                                                  St. Mary's                             3.328

Men's Basketball                                    Lubbock Christian                3.522

Men's Cross Country                             Oklahoma Christian             3.515

Football                                                  Eastern New Mexico            2.696

Men's Golf                                             Western New Mexico          3.568

Men's Indoor Track and Field                Lubbock Christian                3.100

Men's Outdoor Track and Field             St. Edward's                         3.230

Men's Soccer                                         UT Tyler                                3.445

Men's Tennis                                          UT Tyler                                3.813

Women's Sport                                     Academic Champion           GPA 

Women's Basketball                              Cameron                              3.808

Women's Cross Country                        Western New Mexico          3.679

Women's Golf                                        St. Mary's                             3.871

Women's Soccer                                    Lubbock Christian                3.757

Softball                                                   UT Tyler                                3.668

Volleyball                                               Lubbock Christian                3.760

Women's Indoor Track and Field          DBU                                      3.463

Women's Outdoor Track and Field        DBU                                      3.463

Women's Tennis                                    St. Mary's                             3.764

Lone Star Conference Academic Excellence Award presented by Balfour

Year            Men's Award                     Women's Award

2021-22      St. Mary's                           Lubbock Christian

2020-21      UT Tyler                              UT Tyler

2019-20      Lubbock Christian               St. Mary's

2018-19      Cameron                             Texas Woman's

2017-18      Western New Mexico         Eastern New Mexico

2016-17      Eastern New Mexico          Texas Woman's / Cameron

2015-16      West Texas A&M                Texas Woman's

2014-15      West Texas A&M                Texas Woman's / West Texas A&M

2013-14      Eastern New Mexico          Texas Woman's