FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2016
61% of the NE-10's Student-Athletes Achieve a 3.0 or Better During Spring Semester
MANSFIELD, Mass. - The release of the NE-10's Spring Commissioners' Honor Roll proved the league's student-athletes are excelling in the classroom at a record-level.
Overall, 3,661 NE-10 student-athletes were named to the the Commissioner’s Honor Roll (CHR) for the Spring 2016 semester. The 61% of the conference's student-athletes that were named to the CHR is a new NE-10 record.
From the student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, 241 posted a perfect 4.0 GPA. That number is 59 more than were recorded during the fall semester, an increase of 32%.
To see each school's list of honorees, please see the links below.
Nine of the conference's 15 institutions had at least 60-percent of their total student-athlete population claim CHR laurels and five more had at least 50 percent.
"This is outstanding news for the NE-10 and it's member institutions," said Commissioner Julie Ruppert. "It shows that our student-athletes are succeeding at record levels in the classroom, and I couldn't be more proud of their accomplishments."
The NE-10 CHR program recognizes the conference’s student-athletes for their achievements within the classroom. In order to be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have met or exceeded a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the fall semester.
Once again, Bentley had the most student-athletes earn CHR honors among the 15 NE-10 schools with 374 in total. Adelphi, meanwhile, had the highest percentage of student-athletes earning a 3.0 GPA or higher at 80 percent.
Assumption had the second most honorees with 287, while Merrimack was third with 276 followed by Adelphi (274) and Franklin Pierce (272).
Bentley had the second-highest percentage behind Adelphi with 77 percent, while Le Moyne (71%), Pace (68%), Southern New Hampshire (65%), Franklin Pierce (64%), Stonehill (64%), Saint Rose (61%) and Saint Michael’s (60%) were all either at or over 60 percent.
The most student-athletes came from the sport of football with a total of 377 (up 25 from the fall). Women’s track and field was next with 276 honorees followed by baseball (274), women’s soccer (271) and men’s lacrosse (258).
Spring 2016 NE-10 Commissioner Honor Roll Honorees by School
Adelphi
American International
Assumption
Bentley
Franklin Pierce
Le Moyne
Merrimack
New Haven
Pace
Saint Anselm
Saint Michael's
Saint Rose
Southern Connecticut
Southern New Hampshire
Stonehill
LIU Post
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
