LATHAM, N.Y. - For the first time in conference history, the United East is rolling out its Team Academic Award. This acknowledgement is awarded to United East-sponsored programs that achieved a team GPA of a 3.25 or higher during the 2022-23 academic year.

This year, 46 teams from 11 different institutions earned this distinction. Penn College led all members with eight programs collecting Team Academic honors while Penn State Abington Women’s Cross Country topped all teams with a combined GPA of 3.67. Eleven of the 14 United East sponsored sports had at least one team earn the award with including six women's tennis team programs (the only sport to have every institution represented).

Check out all of the teams to earn recognition HERE:

 

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The United East has nine NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Gallaudet University, Lancaster Bible College, Morrisville State, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Wells College. The United East also includes three associate members in the sport of men’s golf including Clarks Summit University, Rosemont College, Rutgers University – Camden and Wilson College. Clarks Summit University is also an associate member in the sport of men’s tennis. The United East has also partnered with the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference in the sports of men's and women's lacrosse. For more information, please visit: gounitedeast.com