WASHINGTON – Georgetown University placed 311 student-athletes from 22 different sports on the 2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team, when the conference announced the honors on Tuesday.
More than 2,400 BIG EAST student-athletes were selected from the 10 member institutions, along with nine affiliate members. The 311 student-athletes selected from Georgetown ranked the Hoyas second in th
e conference.
Men's lacrosse led all Hoya programs with 40 student-athletes selected, while women's swimming & diving was a close second with 33 honorees. Men's swimming & diving had 28 student-athletes recognized, while the women's lacrosse and women's soccer squads boasted 24 each. Baseball and men's cross country / track & field each tabbed 19 honorees and men's soccer managed 18 selections. Rounding it out was women's cross country / track & field managing 16.
Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the BIG EAST's 10 member and nine affiliate institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in a BIG EAST-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.
The nominations are reviewed and approved by the BIG EAST Academic Affairs Committee. There are 2,485 honorees for the 2017-18 academic year, the second-highest total in the five years since realignment. Villanova led all schools with 331 student-athletes recognized this year, edging Georgetown. The Hoyas led the league in 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2016-17.
