LILBURN, Ga. --- Benedictine University, Edgewood College, and Illinois Institute of Technology were recognized for their work in the classroom as the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced its 2024-25 Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls on Tuesday, July 22.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes college women’s basketball teams across the nation in their respective divisions that carry the highest combined GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2024-25 season is the 30th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
Benedictine landed in fifth place overall in NCAA Division III with a 3.814 combined GPA, while Edgewood (3.525) and Illinois Tech (3.473) both met the baseline 3.0 combined GPA to qualify for consideration and were recognized as special mentions.
Colorado College, coached by Katherine Menendez, took top honors in NCAA Division III with a 3.864 GPA.
NCAA Division III
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Colorado College |
Katherine Menendez |
3.864 |
| 2 |
MIT |
Lucia Robinson-Griggs |
3.863 |
| 3 |
St. John Fisher |
Sarah Cartmill |
3.838 |
| 4 |
UW-Stevens Point |
Matt Hockett |
3.823 |
| 5 |
Benedictine |
Oliver Wiseman |
3.814 |
| 6 |
Wartburg |
Bob Amsberry |
3.810 |
| 7 |
Thiel |
Jess Vormelker |
3.802 |
| 8 |
Baldwin Wallace |
Cheri Harrer |
3.797 |
| 9 |
Carthage |
Megan Jones |
3.793 |
| 10 |
Simpson |
Brian Niemuth |
3.777 |
| 11 |
Drew |
John Olenowski |
3.774 |
| 12 |
Shenandoah |
Melissa Smeltzer-Kraft |
3.771 |
| 13 |
Lawrence |
Riley Woldt |
3.770 |
| 14 |
UW-Oshkosh |
Brad Fischer |
3.760 |
| 15 |
SUNY Canton |
Chris Klassen |
3.754 |
| 16 |
Oberlin |
Stephany Dunmyer |
3.752 |
| 17 |
Saint Benedict |
Mike Durbin |
3.749 |
| 18 |
Trine |
Andy Rang |
3.737 |
| 19 |
UW-Stout |
Hannah Iverson |
3.736 |
| 20 |
Smith |
Lynn Hersey |
3.735 |
| 21 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
Laurie Kelly |
3.729 |
| T22 |
Williams |
Pat Manning |
3.728 |
| T22 |
Dickinson |
Aby Diop |
3.728 |
| 24 |
RIT |
Melissa Kuberka |
3.726 |
| 25 |
Maine-Farmington |
Nate Carson |
3.716 |
Special Mention: St. Olaf, Megan Lueck, 3.713; Nebraska Wesleyan, James Wiedie, 3.711; Houghton, Phil Pellegrino, 3.710; UW-River Falls, Shelby Lyman, 3.710; Washington And Lee, Brittney Kemp, 3.706; Denison, Maureen Hirt, 3.703; New York, Meg Barber, 3.693; Illinois Wesleyan, Mia Smith, 3.687; Alfred, Michael Moskowitz, 3.686; Misericordia, Jessica Rini, 3.683; Swarthmore, Dawn Grant, 3.679; Concordia-Moorhead, Kim Wagers, 3.679; Wheaton (MA), Kanika Cummings Groves, 3.678; Case Western Reserve, Jennifer Reimer, 3.677; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, John Greene, 3.672; Washington-St. Louis, Lisa Stone, 3.672; Springfield, Naomi Graves, 3.667; St. Catherine, Donald Mulhern, 3.660; Carnegie Mellon, Kathy McConnell-Miller, 3.656; Christopher Newport, Bill Broderick, 3.646; Marywood, Tara Macciocco, 3.643; Buena Vista, Kylee Boettcher, 3.642; Sarah Lawrence, Bradley Alexander, 3.639; Emory, Misha Jackson, 3.634; Martin Luther, Dan Gawrisch, 3.633; Catholic, Matt Donohue, 3.630; Heidelberg, Erin Eaton, 3.629; Johns Hopkins, Rodney Rogan, 3.624; Ohio Northern, Mark Huelsman, 3.621; McDaniel, Christin Gowan, 3.620; Penn State Harrisburg, Ross Patrick, 3.616; Wooster, Olivia Besancon, 3.615; Redlands, Rich Murphy, 3.614; SUNY Geneseo, Alyssa Polosky, 3.612; Manchester, Josh Dzurick, 3.612; Calvin, Mark Christner, 3.611; Rowan, Kate Pearson, 3.609; Bryn Mawr, Carla Coleman, 3.607; Immaculata, Brittany Whalen, 3.606; UW-Eau Claire, Tonja Englund, 3.605; Haverford, Grace Elliott, 3.600; King’s, Caitlin Hadzimichalis, 3.597; DePauw, Kristin Huffman, 3.597; St. Scholastica, Jason Schmitz, 3.594; SUNY Brockport, Corinne Jones, 3.586; Bates, Alison Montgomery, 3.579; Elizabethtown, Veronica Nolt, 3.571; Mount Union, Suzanne Venet Pietz, 3.563; Salisbury, Aprile Preller, 3.559; Messiah, Mike Miller, 3.557; Capital, Camille McPherson, 3.557; Piedmont, Jamie Purdy, 3.555; Carleton, Tammy Metcalf-Filzen, 3.549; Gallaudet, Stephanie Stevens, 3.548; Susquehanna, Gabby Holko, 3.546; Southern Virginia, Lynette Schroeder, 3.540; Anderson (IN), Jon Gin, 3.533; Whitman, Michelle Ferenz, 3.530; Occidental, Anahit Aladzhanyan, 3.525; Edgewood, Kole Vivian, 3.525; Moravian, Mary Beth Spirk, 3.519; Monmouth, Michelle Decoud, 3.514; Gettysburg, Nathan Davis, 3.511; Babson, Kate Barnosky, 3.505; Luther, Amanda Bailey, 3.502; Claremont Mudd Scripps, Chanel Murchison, 3.479; Central, Justin Weiland, 3.478; Manhattanville, Kate Vlahakis, 3.475; Illinois Tech, Carissa Sain, 3.473; Bard, Alaina Walker, 3.470; Kean, Mandy King, 3.466; Worcester State, Karen Tessmer, 3.463; Minnesota Morris, Tim Grove, 3.461; Mount Saint Mary, Marion Dietz, 3.458; Coe, Kayla Waskow, 3.447; Randolph-Macon, Lindsey Burke, 3.429; SUNY New Paltz, James Seward, 3.414; Lynchburg, Allison Nichols, 3.414; Franklin & Marshall, Brianna Spector, 3.410; Roger Williams, Kelly Thompson, 3.400; Kenyon, Mary Corbett, 3.395; Suffolk, Ed Leyden, 3.384; Mary Washington, Deena Applebury, 3.360; Bethany Lutheran, Emma Purfeerst, 3.353; Wilson, Dylan Ward, 3.345; William Paterson, Erin Monahan, 3.344; Kalamazoo, Ryan Clark, 3.340; Rhode Island, Jenna Cosgrove, 3.339; Principia, Ramiro Dominguez, 3.336; St. Mary’s (MD), Latanya Collins, 3.267; Willamette, Peg Swadener, 3.197; Colby-Sawyer, Tim Viola, 3.187; Mount Aloysius, Brian Giesler, 3.161.