CHARLOTTE, NC – The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has announced the Dr. Freddie Vaughns Highest Team Academic Award recipients for the 2019-2020 year and six Livingstone teams made the list.
This award is given annually to the team in each of the CIAA’s sponsored sports with the highest cumulative grade point average. Teams were formally recognized during the annual CIAA spring meeting.
The Livingstone men’s golf team had the nighest GPA among men’s sports with a 3.60 cumulative grade point average.
LC led the conference with a total of six teams ranked first in their particular sport, followed by Virginia Union with five.
The CIAA Highest Team G.P.A. Award was renamed prior to the 2018-19 academic year in honor of former Bowie State University Faculty Athletic Representative, Dr. Freddie Vaughns, who passed away in 2015.
Sport
Institution
Team GPA
Football
Livingstone College
2.84
Volleyball
Virginia Union University
3.51
Men’s Cross Country
Shaw University
3.33
Women’s Cross Country
Johnson C. Smith University
3.58
Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Livingstone College
3.14
Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Virginia Union University
3.33
Men’s Basketball
Livingstone College
3.15
Women’s Basketball
Livingstone College
3.39
Bowling
Virginia Union University
3.53
Golf
Livingstone College
3.60
Women’s Tennis
Virginia Union University
3.65
Softball
Saint Augustine’s University
3.33
Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Livingstone College
3.17
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Virginia Union University
3.27
Cheerleading
Claflin University
3.29
Livingstone College dominates CIAA academics awards for 2019-2020
