NYSPHSAA announces Winter 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams

LATHAM — The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) is proud to announce its winter 2018 Scholar-Athlete teams and individuals.
This winter, NYSPHSAA recognized 2,336 Scholar-Athlete teams and 31,072 individuals. The figures represent a 13.73 percent (282 more teams) and 5.15 percent (1,521 individuals) increase compared to the number of honorees for the winter 2017 season.
To be recognized as a Scholar-Athlete team, 75 percent of a team’s roster is required when computing a team’s average GPA, which must be 90.0 or greater.
Student-athletes with a 90.0 or greater GPA are still recognized as Scholar-Athlete recipients even if their team did not qualify for the Scholar-Athlete team award.
“Research continues to provide evidence that student-athletes perform better in the classroom when compared to their non-participating classmates. The NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete program brings attention to the benefit and impact interscholastic sports participation has upon students,” said Robert Zayas, NYSPHSAA executive director. “We are very proud of this program and all of the students who excel in the classroom.”
Here are the those local teams and programs:
Winter 2018 Scholar-Athlete teamsWarwick Valley High School
Boys Indoor Track/Field
Boys Skiing
Boys Swimming/Diving
Competitive Cheerleading
Girls Basketball
Girls Indoor Track/Field
Girls Skiing
Winter 2018 Scholar-Athletes IndividualsS.S. Seward Institute
Boys Basketball 2
Competitive Cheerleading 5
Girls Basketball 3
Warwick Valley High School
Boys Basketball 3
Boys Indoor Track/Field 24
Boys Skiing 7
Boys Swimming/Diving 15
Competitive Cheerleading 9
Girls Basketball 11
Girls Indoor Track/Field 38
Girls Skiing 10
Wrestling 5