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NORMAN, Okla. | The Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced its 2024-25 PLATFORM Team Academic Award recipients on Tuesday, and Farmingdale State College earned President's Special Recognition for achieving a team grade-point average above 3.50.

The Rams were one of just 24 NCAA Division III programs to receive the President's Special Recognition honor. An additional 28 schools named All-Academic Teams, recognizing programs with a team GPA above 3.0.

Presidents Special Recognition (3.5+ GPA)
NCAA Division III (24)
Adrian
Aurora
Bowdoin
Carleton
Carnegie Mellon
Denison
Earlham
Emory
Farmingdale State
Illinois Wesleyan
John Carroll
Kenyon
Lake Forest
Oglethorpe
Pomona-Pitzer
Rochester
Skidmore
Southwestern (TX)
St. Norbert
Stevens Institute of Technology
Swarthmore
Wabash
Washington and Lee
Willamette

All-Academic Teams (3.0+ GPA)
NCAA Division III (28)
Allegheny
Babson
Benedictine (IL)
Chapman
Dominican (IL)
Gustavus Adolphus
Hampden-Sydney
Hartford
Hope
Huntingdon
Kalamazoo
LaGrange
Luther
Methodist
Millikin
North Carolina Wesleyan
Otterbein
Penn State Altoona
Penn State Brandywine
Redlands
Rose-Hulman
Saint John's (MN)
Shenandoah
Texas Lutheran
Transylvania
Virginia Wesleyan
Williams
Wisconsin Lutheran

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About GCAA
Established in 1958, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) is the professional organization of men's collegiate golf coaches. The GCAA's mission is to support its member coaches from six divisions, including the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA, by creating educational opportunities, providing resources, and promoting its members with the purpose of enhancing their overall performance as coaches, mentors, and teachers. The GCAA also recognizes the excellence and achievements of its members and their student-athletes in academic, athletic, and civic endeavors. For more information, please visit www.collegiategolf.com.