PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference (LEC) announced the recipients of its 2025-2026 Team Academic Awards, which are awarded to the team with the highest average cumulative grade point average (GPA) through the current academic year among each of the league's 24 championship sport offerings.
This year's LEC Team Academic Award winners are as follows.
RECIPIENTS BY SPORT
Baseball: Vermont State Castleton – 3.37
Softball: UMass Dartmouth – 3.54
Men's Basketball: Southern Maine – 3.27
Women's Basketball: Southern Maine – 3.59
Men's Cross Country: Eastern Connecticut – 3.94
Women's Cross Country: Keene State – 3.75
Field Hockey: Eastern Connecticut – 3.52
Men's Golf: Southern Maine – 3.45
Women's Golf: Keene State – 3.70
Men's Ice Hockey: Norwich – 3.77
Women's Ice Hockey: Norwich – 3.69
Men's Indoor Track & Field: Keene State – 3.27
Women's Indoor Track & Field: Vermont State Castleton – 3.48
Men's Lacrosse: Plymouth State – 3.28
Women's Lacrosse: Plymouth State – 3.43
Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Plymouth State – 3.33
Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Vermont State Castleton – 3.52
Men's Soccer: Eastern Connecticut – 3.47
Women's Soccer: Vermont State Castleton – 3.58
Men's Swimming & Diving: Husson – 3.57
Women's Swimming & Diving: Husson – 3.58
Men's Tennis: Bridgewater State – 3.42
Women's Tennis: Bridgewater State – 3.67
Women's Volleyball: UMass Boston – 3.68
RECIPIENTS BY INSTITUTION
Bridgewater State – Men's Tennis (3.42), Women's Tennis (3.67).
Eastern Connecticut – Men's Cross Country (3.94), Field Hockey (3.52), Men's Soccer (3.47).
Husson – Men's Swimming & Diving (3.57), Women's Swimming & Diving (3.58).
Keene State – Men's Indoor Track & Field (3.27), Women's Cross Country (3.75), Women's Golf (3.70).
UMass Boston – Women's Volleyball (3.68).
UMass Dartmouth – Softball (3.54).
Norwich – Men's Ice Hockey (3.77), Women's Ice Hockey (3.69).
Plymouth State – Men's Lacrosse (3.38), Men's Outdoor Track & Field (3.33), Women's Lacrosse (3.43).
Southern Maine – Men's Basketball (3.27), Women's Basketball (3.59), Men's Golf (3.45).
Vermont State Castleton – Baseball (3.37), Women's Soccer (3.58), Women's Indoor Track & Field (3.48), Women's Outdoor Track & Field (3.52).