2017-18 CAC All-Academic Team

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Capital Athletic Conference announced that a record 1,515 student-athletes were named to the 2017-18 All-Academic Team, an average of over 150 student-athletes per full member institution. The 1,515 honorees marks just the second time in CAC history that over 1,500 student-athletes have earned All-Academic recognition. 

To view the complete list of All-Academic Team honorees, click here. 

Student-athletes in one or more CAC championship sports that attain a 3.20 grade point average (GPA) for the academic year earn a spot on the All-Academic team. A total of 46.6% of CAC student-athletes posted a 3.20 GPA this year (1,515 of 3,247). 

Nine schools had at least 100 student-athletes on the CAC All-Academic team, including a CAC-leading 261 honorees from York. Christopher Newport finished second in total honorees with 194 followed by Mary Washington (178), Salisbury (168), St. Mary’s (156), Frostburg State (147), Southern Virginia (130), Marymount (108), Penn State Harrisburg (100), and Wesley (71). 

For the third straight year, York recorded the highest percentage of student-athletes on the list at 60.3%. St. Mary’s also placed over half of their student-athletes on the team at 54.9%. Nine CAC full member institutions placed more than 40% of their student-athletes on the All-Academic team. 

2017-18 Total Student-Athletes

2017-18 Percentage of Student-Athletes