Elite 88 Award
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The Elite 89 Award or more formally The Elite 89 Academic Recognition Award Program and formerly the Elite 88 Award is an award by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) recognizing the student athlete
with the highest cumulative grade-point average who has reached the competition at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 89 men's and women's championships across its three divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III).
Students are eligible if they have achieved at least a sophomore in academic and athletics standing and if he or she is in at least the second year of competition (in any sport) at his or her current institution. The student athlete must be on the active roster and a member of the designated squad size for the championship site. Grade point averages are determined using a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. In the event of a tie, completed credits is the official tiebreaker. In sports such as golf
and cross country running
an individual who qualifies for the individual championship although his team is not competing will be eligible for the award.
The award was established during the 2009–2010 academic year. The NCAA owns the trademark
to the term "Elite 89".
NCAA Elite 89 Eligible Sports:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) recognizing the student athlete
Student athlete
A student athlete is a term used to describe a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the educational institution in which he or she is enrolled, a term primarily used in the United States. It is used to describe the direct balance of a full-time student and a full-time athlete...
with the highest cumulative grade-point average who has reached the competition at the finals site for each of the NCAA's 89 men's and women's championships across its three divisions (Division I, Division II, Division III).
Students are eligible if they have achieved at least a sophomore in academic and athletics standing and if he or she is in at least the second year of competition (in any sport) at his or her current institution. The student athlete must be on the active roster and a member of the designated squad size for the championship site. Grade point averages are determined using a straight grading scale to ensure consistency among institutions. In the event of a tie, completed credits is the official tiebreaker. In sports such as golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
and cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
an individual who qualifies for the individual championship although his team is not competing will be eligible for the award.
The award was established during the 2009–2010 academic year. The NCAA owns the trademark
Trademark
A trademark, trade mark, or trade-mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual, business organization, or other legal entity to identify that the products or services to consumers with which the trademark appears originate from a unique source, and to distinguish its products or...
to the term "Elite 89".
NCAA Elite 89 Eligible Sports:
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