CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the fifth time in program history and the first time since 2009-10, Bowling Green State University has been named the winner of the 2024-25 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award. For this annual award, the Falcons posted an overall athletic grade point average (GPA) of 3.501 for the 2024-25 academic year based on 382 students in 17 sports.
Bowling Green State University earned the highest GPAs in men's golf (3.76), women's cross country (3.96), women's swimming & diving (3.76) and women's tennis (3.83).
"This award is a reflection of the incredible commitment of our student-athletes, coaches, faculty, and staff to the academic mission of Bowling Green State University,” said Derek van der Merwe, BGSU Vice President for Athletics Strategy. “We are proud of the culture of excellence that has been established at BGSU. Success in the classroom not only elevates the student-athlete experience but also positions our graduates to thrive long after their time at Bowling Green.”
The honor is presented annually to the MAC institution which achieves the highest overall institutional GPA for student-athletes competing in institutionally sponsored sports for the academic year.
Institutional Academic Achievement Award
2024-25 Bowling Green State University
2023-24 Ball State University
2022-23 University of Toledo
2021-22 Ball State University
2020-21 Kent State University
2019-20 Western Michigan University
2018-19 University of Toledo
2017-18 University of Toledo
2016-17 Western Michigan University
2015-16 University of Toledo
2014-15 University of Toledo
2013-14 Miami University
2012-13 University of Toledo
2011-12 University of Toledo
2010-11 University of Akron
2009-10 Bowling Green State University
2008-09 Ball State University
2007-08 Northern Illinois University
2006-07 Central Michigan University
2005-06 Central Michigan University
2004-05 Central Michigan University
2003-04 Central Michigan University
2002-03 Central Michigan University
2001-02 Central Michigan University
2000-01 Bowling Green State University
1999-00 Central Michigan University
1998-99 Central Michigan University
1997-98 Central Michigan University
1996-97 Ball State University and Central Michigan University (tie)
1995-96 Bowling Green State University
1994-95 Bowling Green State University
