DALLAS – Liberty earned Conference USA’s Institutional Excellence Award for the 2024-25 academic year, the league announced Friday. The Institutional Excellence Award is given to the institution with the highest GPA during each academic year for all student-athletes in conference-sponsored sports. The Flames combined for an annual grade-point average (GPA) of 3.40.
 
The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest GPA for the academic year. Liberty led the league as four different teams recorded the highest GPA for their respective sports. WKU followed with three teams, and FIU and MTSU each earned a pair of Sport Academic Awards. Six other institutions were represented.
 
The following is a list of all Sport Academic Award honorees:
 
Baseball – DBU
Men’s Basketball – Liberty
Women’s Basketball – FIU
Men’s Cross Country – Liberty
Women’s Cross Country – Jax State
Football – WKU
Men’s Golf – MTSU
Women’s Golf – NM State
Women’s Soccer – Sam Houston
Men’s Tennis – MTSU
Women’s Tennis – WKU
Men’s Track and Field – Liberty
Women’s Track and Field – Liberty
Softball – WKU
Volleyball – FIU
Beach Volleyball – UAB
Bowling – LA Tech