Dayton Flyers

July 12, 2011

The University of Dayton was named to the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll for the 2010-11 season, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced. The Flyers had the ninth-best team GPA in the nation for NCAA Division I schools.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Divisions I, II and III; NAIA; and junior college/community college teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point averages (GPAs) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2010-11 season is the 14th in which the WBCA has presented the standings.

"With the increased importance and scrutiny of the APR (Academic Progress Rate) in the landscape of intercollegiate athletics, these remarkable teams are setting the bar for academic excellence," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "Congratulations to all these STUDENT-athletes and their coaches."

Dayton was one of seven universities in the WBCA Academic Top 25 to qualify for the NCAA tournament this year. The Flyers were also recently named recipients of the Atlantic 10 Female Sportsmanship Award.

2011 WBCA Academic Top 25 for NCAA Division I:

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 T22 T22 24 25

Institution South Dakota State University Bucknell University DePaul University Creighton University Utah Valley University Indiana State University University of Hartford University of New Mexico University of Dayton Canisius College Bowling Green State University Montana State University-Bozeman University of Montana University of Akron University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Oakland University Youngstown State University University of South Dakota University of Wisconsin, Green Bay University of Maryland, Baltimore County Lipscomb University University of North Dakota University of Northern Colorado University of Evansville University of Denver

Head Coach Aaron Johnston Kathy Fedorjaka Douglas Bruno Jim Flanery Cathy Nixon Teri Moren Jennifer Rizzoti Don Flanagan Jim Jabir Terrence Zeh Curt Miller Tricia Binford Robin Selvig Jodi Kest Sandy Botham Beckie Francis Robert Boldon Ryun Williams Matthew Bollant Phil Stern Frank Bennett Gene Roebuck Jaime White Misty Murphy Erik Johnson

Team GPA 3.666 3.632 3.582 3.527 3.524 3.518 3.456 3.454 3.445 3.441 3.433 3.419 3.411 3.405 3.402 3.399 3.395 3.390 3.378 3.374 3.373 3.358 3.358 3.340 3.335