PLYMOUTH, N.H. – For the eighth straight year, Plymouth State University has finished in the top three in the final rankings for the Little East Conference (LEC) Presidents' Cup, as the league announced the winner on Friday.
 
The LEC Presidents' Cup measures the highest average cumulative GPA among the student-athletes from the conference's nine primary member institutions that compete in the league's 21 championship sports.
 
Plymouth State student-athletes combined for a 3.28 GPA to place third, just behind Castleton and Southern Maine. PSU finished second each of the past two years.
 
"I am so proud of how hard our student-athletes work in the classroom," said Director of Athletics Kim Bownes. "Academic success is the most vital component of a student's time at Plymouth State, so to see extended success both in the classroom and on the field is especially rewarding."
 
All 19 Plymouth State varsity program that compete in the LEC posted team GPAs of 2.90 or better, with 14 teams sitting above a 3.00. Additionally, ten teams had combined GPAs of 3.30 or better, highlighted by men's soccer (3.58), women's basketball (3.57), women's volleyball (3.54) and women's lacrosse (3.51) all topping the 3.50 mark.
 
Five of the LEC's nine member institutions have won the Presidents' Cup since its inception in 2009-10: Plymouth State, Eastern Connecticut, Keene State, UMass Dartmouth, and Castleton. Eastern Connecticut's seven wins are the most among conference schools.
 
 

2022-23 LEC Presidents' Cup Standings
Rank	Institution	Combined GPA
1.	Castleton	3.33
2.	Southern Maine	3.32
3.	Plymouth State	3.28
4.	Eastern Connecticut	3.26
5.	Keene State	3.22
6.	UMass Dartmouth	3.21
7.	UMass Boston	3.11
8.	Western Connecticut St.	3.09
9.	Rhode Island College	2.97