The University of Toledo has been named the winner of the 2015-16 Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Achievement Award. 

Toledo posted an overall athletic grade point average (GPA) of 3.235 for the 2015-16 academic year based on its 377 student-athletes across 16 sports.

This marks the second consecutive season and the fourth time in the last five seasons that the Toledo athletic program has earned this prestigious honor.

The honor is presented annually to the MAC institution that achieves the highest overall institutional GPA for student-athletes competing in institutionally sponsored sports for the academic year.

“Establishing the record for highest grade point average in school history and earning the MAC Institutional Academic Award is a wonderful achievement by our student-athletes,” said UT vice-president and athletic director Mike O’Brien. 

“I’m especially proud of the tradition of academic excellence that we have established at the University of Toledo. Earning the MAC Institutional Academic Award for the fourth time in the last five years is an indication of the consistent effort and determination of our student-athletes to excel in the classroom.This honor is also shared by the coaches, classroom instructors and the Student Athletic Academic Services staff who all work so hard in mentoring and nurturing our student-athletes.”

First Published September 1, 2016, 4:14 a.m.