For immediate Release
August 11, 2011
Report and information provided by the Division II ADA
Cleveland, Ohio - The Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) announced the 2010-11 recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
Ninety-eight institutions sent in nominees for the 2010-11 Academic Achievement Awards, while a total of 3,676 student-athletes are being recognized this year. The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) had 434 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with 381 nominees. The NSIC previously held the record for most student-athletes honored with 391 in 2008-09.
Five schools from the Northeast-10 Conference were represented on the list. They were: Bentley University, Le Moyne College, the University of New Haven, Saint Anselm College, and Stonehill College. For the complete list of student-athletes that were honored from each of these institutions, please see below.
In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues paying member of the DII 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
"Congratulations to all of this year's Academic Achievement Award winners," stated Division II ADA President Greg Waggoner, director of athletics at Western State College of Colorado. "We want to thank and congratulate those colleges and universities that took part in honoring its student-athletes and look forward to continued participation in the future."
