NEW YORK – Georgetown University has been named the winner of the BIG EAST Presidents’ Award for the 2024-25 academic year. The conference honor, which was established by the league’s Presidents in 2015, is awarded to the BIG EAST institution that has excelled at the highest levels in academics, athletic accomplishments, and citizenship during the previous academic year.
 
A selection committee of athletic and academic administrators from each BIG EAST institution selected Georgetown for the award. Each nominating school provides the selection committee with comprehensive information that highlights its accomplishments in all three areas.  It marks the fourth time since the award's inception that Georgetown has received the BIG EAST Presidents’ Award.
 
“Throughout its history, the BIG EAST Conference and its member schools have prioritized academic accomplishment, athletic success, and active engagement within our campus communities, and we congratulate Georgetown University and its student-athletes for their performance in all these areas during the 2024-25 school year," said BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman.  "We commend interim President Bob Groves, Senior Vice President Joe Ferrara, Director of Athletics Lee Reed, and Georgetown's outstanding coaches, administrators, and staff for their commitment in developing all sides of Hoya athletes and equipping these extraordinary young people to make impactful, long-term contributions to society."
 
“Georgetown is honored to receive the 2024–25 BIG EAST Presidents’ Award. Through their extraordinary athletic accomplishments, their demonstrated academic success, and their commitment to serving others, our student-athletes consistently embody the tradition of excellence that has long defined Georgetown Athletics,” said interim President Robert M. Groves. “I thank the BIG EAST and congratulate our talented students and our dedicated coaches and staff on this special recognition.”
 
"Winning our fourth BIG EAST Presidents' Award is truly an honor for our entire campus community," said Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed. "This award encapsulates what it means to be a Georgetown student-athlete on a daily basis. It is a recognition that is shared by interim President Groves, our Board of Directors, coaches, staff and, most importantly, our student-athletes. These dedicated Hoyas make us proud to wear the Blue & Gray as they strive towards excellence on the playing field, in the classroom and within our community."
 
The following are the highlights of Georgetown's excellence in academics, athletics and citizenship for the 2024-25 academic year.
 
Academics

• Georgetown Athletics achieved a 98 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR), as 14 BIG EAST-sponsored teams posted a perfect GSR of 100 percent. 
• Georgetown student-athletes compiled a 3.51 grade-point average for BIG EAST-sponsored sports. 
• A total of 373 Hoyas posted a 3.0 GPA or better during the spring semester, including 42 with a perfect 4.0 GPA. 
• Scores of Hoya student-athletes earned academic accolades throughout 2024-25, including a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American and 22 CSC Academic All-District award recipients. 

Athletic Accomplishments

• Georgetown finished 64th on the Learfield Director's Cup final standings - the university's best ranking since the 2020-21 season.
• Four Georgetown teams won BIG EAST Championships during the 2024-25. academic year, while two earned the 2024 BIG EAST regular season titles.  A total of 20 Hoyas won BIG EAST individual titles.
• Georgetown had 24 BIG EAST major award winners, while three coaching staffs were recognized with BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors.
• Twenty-three Hoya student-athletes earned All-American status, while 97 were All-BIG EAST honorees.
• Nine teams made appearances in the NCAA Championships.  The Hoyas' Abel Teffra won the NCAA title in the men’s indoor mile, setting a new championship record of 3:53.60.

Citizenship

• During the 2024-2025 academic year, Georgetown coaches and student-athletes engaged in a wide variety of civic engagement projects and educational programs aimed at making an impact in the community.
• Led by over 200 returning Georgetown student-athletes who served as group leaders, the Hoya Fall Formation program focused on mentoring and helping all incoming student-athletes with the transition to the university community.
• In a partnership with athletics chaplaincy, Georgetown hosted visits to the National Museum of African American History and Culture during the fall and spring semesters.
• Several teams continued their engagement with A Long Talk to keep anti-racism a priority within their programs.
• Georgetown student-athletes worked closely with several national and international charitable organizations and events, including:
  • Team IMPACT, an organization that signs children facing serious illness and disability onto college athletic teams across the country
  • A Night to Shine, celebrating individuals with special needs
  • The Grassroots Project, a national effort to support disability grassroots advocacy
  • Cycle for Survival, a stationary-cycling event which raises funds for rare cancer research.