STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford was well represented, both as a team and individually, in the College Gymnastics Association (CGA) annual academic awards revealed by the organization on Monday morning.
The Cardinal ranked second nationally with a 3.541 team GPA, trailing only Illinois (3.72) in the team rankings
The CGA's top ten academic programs are listed as follows:
1. Illinois: 3.72
2. Stanford: 3.6
3. William & Mary: 3.54
4. Michigan: 3.49
5. Springfield: 3.49
6. Ohio State: 3.34
7. Nebraska: 3.31
8. Navy: 3.29
9. California: 3.28
10. Penn State: 3.27
The CGA also recognized 15 Cardinal student-athletes with All-American Scholar-Athlete awards, fourteen of whom received first-team accolades with a GPA of 3.50 or higher.
Recent porgram graduate J.R. Chou was recognized as a First Team Academic All-America Scholar-Athlete for the fifth time in his career.
Chou highlights a group of first team honorees that also includes Mark Berlaga, Jeremy Bischoff, Arun Chhetri, Zach Green, Nick Kuebler, Marcus Kushner, Reece Landsperger, Ian Lasic-Ellis, Luke McFarland, Toma Murakawa, Brandon Nguyen, David Shamah, and Colt Walker.
Kaien J-Spencer was the lone Cardinal name a second team All-America selections, awarded for attaining a GPA between 3.499 and 3.2.