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Grand Canyon University Athletics
GCU advances to fourth year of reclassification process
7/11/2016 7:16:00 PM
PHOENIX – Grand Canyon University has officially advanced to the fourth and final year of the reclassification process, as announced by the NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee.
"We are very pleased that the NCAA has decided to advance us to Year Four and into our final year of transition," Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught said. "Our coaches, staff, student-athletes and so many people across campus have worked very hard throughout the transition process and this affirms that we are continuing to move forward in the right direction."
As part of the reclassification process, Grand Canyon's submission of its Strategic Plan, Annual Report and Peer Review Visit as part of the Institutional Performance Program (IPP) Self-Study, was accepted by the Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee.
Grand Canyon athletics began the reclassification process in the 2013-14 academic year, which coincided with their first season in the Western Athletic Conference. The Lopes will not be eligible for NCAA postseason competition until the 2017-18 season.
In the three years of WAC play, Grand Canyon has already made strides towards contending in many of its 21 sports offered. In 2016, the men's and women's track and field teams each captured both the indoor and outdoor WAC championships. The men's tennis team added a regular season WAC title, despite being ineligible for the conference postseason tournament. The men's basketball team finish second in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Academically, the Lopes had 169 student-athletes receive Academic All-WAC honors, meeting the requirements of having at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and participating in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
GCU also has collected numerous nationally recognized academic accolades this year. Men's basketball standout Joshua Braun and beach volleyball's Mackenzie Phelps were both named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First-Team Academic All-America team. Swimming and Diving also had seven student-athletes named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Honorable Mention team, while Kylie Fong and Deanna Salvatori of the GCU women's golf team, were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
The 2016-17 home season kicks off for the Lopes on August 26 as the men's soccer team hosts Central Florida in the inaugural game at the GCU Soccer Stadium.
"We are very pleased that the NCAA has decided to advance us to Year Four and into our final year of transition," Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught said. "Our coaches, staff, student-athletes and so many people across campus have worked very hard throughout the transition process and this affirms that we are continuing to move forward in the right direction."
As part of the reclassification process, Grand Canyon's submission of its Strategic Plan, Annual Report and Peer Review Visit as part of the Institutional Performance Program (IPP) Self-Study, was accepted by the Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee.
Grand Canyon athletics began the reclassification process in the 2013-14 academic year, which coincided with their first season in the Western Athletic Conference. The Lopes will not be eligible for NCAA postseason competition until the 2017-18 season.
In the three years of WAC play, Grand Canyon has already made strides towards contending in many of its 21 sports offered. In 2016, the men's and women's track and field teams each captured both the indoor and outdoor WAC championships. The men's tennis team added a regular season WAC title, despite being ineligible for the conference postseason tournament. The men's basketball team finish second in the regular season and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
Academically, the Lopes had 169 student-athletes receive Academic All-WAC honors, meeting the requirements of having at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and participating in at least 50 percent of the team's contests.
GCU also has collected numerous nationally recognized academic accolades this year. Men's basketball standout Joshua Braun and beach volleyball's Mackenzie Phelps were both named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) First-Team Academic All-America team. Swimming and Diving also had seven student-athletes named to the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Honorable Mention team, while Kylie Fong and Deanna Salvatori of the GCU women's golf team, were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
The 2016-17 home season kicks off for the Lopes on August 26 as the men's soccer team hosts Central Florida in the inaugural game at the GCU Soccer Stadium.
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