The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced their 2022-2023 Academic Teams of the Year. These are the programs that achieved the highest GPA in their respective sport throughout the academic year.
Emory Oxford Women's Cross Country, Men's Soccer and Men's Basketball teams were awarded this honor. Women's Cross Country finished with a 3.82 GPA, Men's Soccer with a 3.72 GPA and Men's Basketball finished with a 3.66 GPA.
Women's Golf finished 2nd in the nation with a 3.82 GPA but tied for the highest GPA among all Emory Oxford varsity programs.
Women's tennis which won the award last year, finished in (2nd place) this year. Men's Golf finished tied for (3rd ), Women's Soccer (5th), Men's Tennis (6th) and Men's Cross Country (8th).
Emory Oxford was one of 5 other schools to have multiple teams win Academic Team of the Year Awards.
This was the 4th straight year for Men's Soccer to win the award and the second time in four years for men's basketball. It is also the 4th time that women's cross country has won the award.
"This is an amazing accomplishment for all three teams," said Roderick Stubbs, Oxford's Athletic Director. "We value academics first, and this award exemplifies that value. Not only have all three teams put in the work in the classroom, but they have also succeeded in their sports. Also, congratulation to the entire athletic department as this is the 11th consecutive year all varsity sports maintained a 3.0 GPA or higher."