CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland State women's golf team was recognized by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) for having one of the top 25 GPA's in the nation during the 2014-15 season.

CSU posted a grade point average of 3.708 to rank 13th in the nation among Division I, II, III schools, as well as NAIA and JUCO programs. The Vikings had the highest GPA among women's golf programs in the Horizon League, the second highest among schools in Ohio and the ninth best among Division I programs.

Earlier this month, three Vikings - Hannah Bennie, Sophie Kelner and Colleen Miller - were named to the WGCA All-American Scholar Team.

The women's golf squad claimed the "Best of the Best" Team Award at the John Konstantinos Athletic Academic Honors Luncheon in April for having the highest cumulative GPA among the 16 sports at CSU.

New Mexico claimed the 2014-15 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award with a 3.799 GPA.

The Women's Golf Coaches Association, founded in 1983, is a non-profit organization representing women's collegiate golf coaches. The WGCA was formed to encourage the playing of college golf for women in correlation with a general objective of education and in accordance with the highest tradition of intercollegiate competition. Today, the WGCA represents over 500 coaches throughout the U.S. and is dedicated to educating, promoting and recognizing both its members and the student-athletes they represent.