CLEVELAND – Seventy three Anderson University student-athletes representing 13 varsity sports have been named as recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, as announced by the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA).
Joining the Trojan student-athletes from the South Atlantic Conference were representatives from Carson-Newman, Coker, Lenoir-Rhyne, Lincoln Memorial, Queens, Tusculum and Wingate.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 12th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level.
In total, there were 11,660 student-athletes from 185 institutions recognized for the 2018-19 Academic Achievement Awards. This set the record for the most participation from institutions and the largest number of student-athletes being nominated. This year, the South Atlantic Conference had 760 student-athletes recognized for this outstanding award, an increase of more than 387 honorees from a year ago.
Overall this year, the association had the most student-athletes being honored from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), with 975, followed closely by the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) with 974 and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 791.
"I am very excited to see the highest number of student-athletes get recognized for their academic achievements this past year," said D2 ADA President Chris Ratcliff, director of athletics at Rogers State University. "The number of institutions recognizing their student-athletes' academic achievements continues to rise. As a Board, this is perhaps one of our biggest initiatives. We see the value of acknowledging academic achievements. This a way for our member institutions, through D2 ADA, to recognize our student-athletes."
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the Athletics Director of the Division II institution must be a dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
Also, the student-athlete must:
• have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
• have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work.
• have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
About D2 ADA: The D2 ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 55th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
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