NYSPHSAA announces Fall 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals

LATHAM — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has announced its fall 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.
This is the 27th year the NYSPHSAA has conducted the Scholar-Athlete program, which is sponsored by Pupil Benefits Plan, Inc.
This fall, NYSPHSAA recognized 3,444 Scholar-Athlete teams and 46,549 individuals. The number of Scholar-Athlete teams increased by 71 compared to fall 2017. A total of 632 schools across the state participated in the Scholar-Athlete program.
“We would like to congratulate our student-athletes and member schools,” said Dr. Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA Executive Director. “We are extremely proud of this program which recognizes the student-athletes who excel in the classroom. We continue to see what hard working and dedicated student-athletes we have in New York each season and this shows how much NYSPHSAA student-athletes are committed to their education.”
Scholar-Athlete teamsTo qualify as a Scholar-Athlete team, 75 percent of a team’s roster must have an average GPA of 90 or above.
S.S. Seward Institute in Florida qualified as a Scholar-Athlete team in the following sports:
• Girls Soccer
• Girls Swimming and Diving
Warwick Valley High School qualified as a Scholar-Athlete team in the following sports:
• Boys Cross Country
• Boys Soccer
• Football
• Girls Cross Country
• Girls Soccer
• Girls Swimming and Diving
• Girls Tennis
• Girls Volleyball
State Scholar individualsAll student-athletes on the team who earned an individual GPA of 90 or above are considered Scholar-Athlete individuals.
If a team did not qualify for the award, student-athletes who earned an individual GPA of 90 or above are still recognized as Scholar-Athlete individuals.
S.S. Seward Institute qualified the following Scholar-Athletes by team:
• Girls Soccer: 12
• Girls Swimming and Diving: 2
Warwick Valley High School qualified the following number of Scholar-Athletes by team:
• Boys Cross Country: 26
• Boys Soccer: 9
• Football: 23
• Girls Cross Country: 27
• Girls Soccer: 27
• Girls Swimming and Diving: 24
• Girls Tennis: 16
• Girls Volleyball: 11