Wa-Hi Golf team named academic team of the year

Congratulations to Wa-Hi Golf Coach Jim Smith and the boys golf team for being named the state's 4A Academic Champions with a 3.6 team GPA.

This spring 14 of Wa-Hi's 18 spring sports teams were recognized at the state level for their academic achievement. This year 40 of Wa-Hi's 46 teams which were eligible for WIAA recognition were honored.

"Congratulations to all of our coaches and athletes and thank you to all the teachers and support staff who work with these student-athletes each day help them be successful in the classroom," Wa-Hi Athletic Director Don Wilkins said. "It has been another great year of academic achievement for our Athletic teams."

WIAA offers two awards based on the team GPA calculated from the previous semester grades. WIAA gives the "Outstanding Scholastic Award" to teams with a combined team GPA of 3.5 and above and the "Distinguished Academic Award" to teams with a combined team GPA of 3.0 to 3.499. The following teams and their coaches were recognized for this spring season:

Outstanding Scholastic Award (3.5 and above)
Varsity Boys Golf - 3.657, Coach Jim Smith
Varsity Girls Track - 3.617, Coach Eric Hisaw
Varsity Girls Tennis - 3.614, Coach Keven Peck
JV Girls Tennis - 3.557, Coach Arthur Curry

Distinguished Scholastic Award (3.0 to 3.99)
Varsity Boys Tennis - 3.495, Coach Ted Cummings
JV Girls Track - 3.475, Coach Eric Hisaw
Frosh Baseball - 3.441, Coaches Scott Tibbling and Conor Fish
Varsity Softball - 3.412, Coach Jerry Humphreys
JV Softball - 3.339, Coaches Nichole Riggs and Kelsee Anderson
Girls Golf - 3.318, Coach Mike Patterson
JV Boys Tennis - 3.290, Coach Matt Baley
Frosh Softball - 3.259, Coaches Pattie Eagon and Gina Eggers
Varsity Boys Track - 3.238, Coach Harvey Wellington
JV Baseball - 3.214, Coach Jason Parsons