DALLAS, Texas – Three WKU programs—Football, Softball, and Women's Tennis—earned the Conference USA Team Academic award on Friday. The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest GPA for the academic year.
Softball led the way with a 3.74 GPA for the 2024-2025 academic year. The program had all 16 athletes post a 3.50 GPA or better, with one athlete posting a perfect 4.0 across both semesters. In addition, Amy Tudor's squad had two named CSC Academic All-District, while another was named CUSA All-Academic. All 16 athletes were named to the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll while eight earned the CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal.
Women's Tennis was close behind Softball with a 3.66 GPA and a total of seven athletes earning a 3.0 GPA or higher for the 2024-2025 school year. Sofia Blanco earned three-straight CSC Academic All-District and CUSA All-Academic awards, while two other athletes earned CSC Academic All-District recognition as well. All eight athletes earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll while seven of those eight earned the CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal. The Lady Toppers also received the TOPSY Award for the 2024-25 Women's Scholar Team of the Year.
Rounding out the trio is Football, posting a 3.09 cumulative GPA across the 2024-2025 year. Of its 98 athletes, a total of 72 earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater, and all earned a spot on the CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
