Brechler Awards The Brechler Awards recognize the league’s best team grade-point averages for each of its NCAA sponsored sports throughout an academic year. The award is named after Paul W. Brechler, the first Commissioner of the RMAC (1976-1990), who along with his wife Wanda, were the first inductees into the RMAC Hall of Fame. Brechler also was Iowa's director of athletics and commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). Each team's GPA is calculated by dividing the total quality points by the total number of credits for each semester during the academic year.. Previous Brechler Award Releases 2024-25 RMAC Brechler Awards 2023-24 RMAC Brechler Awards 2022-23 RMAC Brechler Awards 2021-22 RMAC Brechler Awards 2020-21 RMAC Brechler Awards 2018-19 RMAC Brechler Awards 2017-18 RMAC Brechler Awards 2016-17 RMAC Brechler Awards 2015-16 RMAC Brechler Awards 2014-15 RMAC Brechler Awards 2013-14 RMAC Brechler Awards 2012-13 RMAC Brechler Awards