ICGSA Academic All State Application Criteria
All of the following criteria must be met to be nominated for Academic All State honors.
1. The athlete must be a senior participating in an IHSAA girls' sport.
2. The athlete must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 on 4.0 scale or equivalent. (Examples: 10.5
on 12.0, 9.625 on 11.0, 8.75 on 10.0, 7.00 on 8.0, 5.25 on 6.0, 4.375 on 5.0, 87.5 on 100.)
Please include the athlete's current cumulative GPA on what maximum scale. Conversions
will be done after receiving the application. If your school does not use GPA, please give us
a percentage as to where they rank in the class.
3. The athlete MUST have a minimum SAT score of 1110 on the critical reading (verbal) and math or a minimum ACT composite score of 24.
4. The athlete must be a varsity participant in a minimum of 50% of the contests in an IHSAA
sponsored girls' sports program.
5. A transcript must be provided with this application. Verification of SAT/ACT scores,
class rank, and cumulative GPA MUST be included with transcript .
6. A nomination must be signed by both coach and principal.
7. The coach must be a current member of the ICGSA in order to nominate. Membership must
be received by the membership chairperson no later than the Academic All State deadline for your sport. Membership may be completed online at www.icgsa.org. ONLY head varsity coach may nominate an athlete from his/her own team.
Completed applications and transcripts must be received by the Academic All State Chairperson by midnight of your sectional tournament entry date to be eligible for Academic All State or Honorable Mention consideration. Incomplete nominations or nominations received after the deadline will not be considered for these honors unless the late nomination procedure is followed within 48 hours of the deadline . Coaches who are not members by the deadline date for their sport WILL NOT have their athlete's nomination considered . E mail or submit via online your nominations early, so they arrive before the deadline. The Academic All-State Chairperson will acknowledge receipt of your nomination via email. If you have not received acknowledgement by NOON on the day before your deadline, you should contact her immediately.
The 2024-25 IHSAA tournament entry deadlines and ICGSA Academic All State nomination deadlines are as listed below:
Golf—September 11 Basketball--January 22 Softball—April 29
Soccer—September 25 Swimming--January 30 Track--May 14
Volleyball—September 30 Gymnastics—February 19 Tennis--May 15 Cross Country—October 7
The number of athletes selected for basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, track, and volleyball will be 25. For cross country, golf, gymnastics, and tennis that number will be 15. Any student-athlete who has an index equal to or above 0.9, but is not in the top 25/15 lists also will be named Academic All State. All other nominations who have met the criteria will be Honorable Mention. The student-athlete's index does not have to be above 0.9 to be selected. This simply accommodates the sports with more participants without penalizing those sports with lower participation numbers.
ICGSA Academic All State Application Form
Athlete's name ________________________________________________________________
Coach's home address ___________________________________________________________
Coach home phone _________________________School phone ________________________
Coach email (school) _______________________ Coach email (home)___________________
Class rank _____ Class size _____ ATTENTION – SCHOOLS THAT DO NOT RANK STUDENTS: Please include some type of ranking (i.e. 12 out of a class 185 or top 10% of class of 185) and hand write it on the transcript with the signature of guidance/registrar personnel and the school seal to verify. If some type of ranking is not included, those nominees cannot be considered for selection.
SAT Critical Reading (Verbal) score _____SAT Math score_____ ACT composite score ____
**The SAT score MUST be a minimum of 1110 when added together or on the ACT a minimum of 24.
Athlete's GPA _______or PCT in class__________ School's Scale __________
(Please do not do conversion to a 4.0 scale. Use your school's scale as it will appear on the transcript.)
Coach's signature __________________________________________________________
Principal's signature ________________________________________________________
**Checklist: This form completed _____ Transcript attached _____ Coach is current ICGSA member _____
ACADEMIC ALL STATE NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MIDNIGHT AS FOLLOWS:
GOLF—September 11 BASKETBALL—January 22 SOFTBALL—April 29
SOCCER—September 25 SWIMMING—January 30 TRACK—May 14
VOLLEYBALL—September 30 GYMNASTICS—February 19 TENNIS—May 15
CROSS COUNTRY—October 7
PLEASE CHECK TO BE SURE THAT THE APPLICATION IS COMPLETE AND AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT SHOWING CLASS RANK, CUMULATIVE GPA, AND SAT/ACT SCORES IS INCLUDED BEFORE EMAILING TO THE ADDRESS BELOW. An email or online nomination is the ONLY acceptable way to submit nominations .
Or use online submission this year as these are the ONLY ways to submit
nominations this year
Questions can be directed to:
Michell e Stroud
Email: michelle_stroud@icgsa . org