373 SAC Student-Athletes Receive D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards

CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) is proud to announce the 2017-18 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

In total, 10,116 student-athletes from 162 institutions were recognized for the 2017-18 Academic Achievement Awards. This year, the South Atlantic Conference had a total of 373 student-athletes honored. Queens and Lenoir-Rhyne led the way with 123 honorees each, followed by Coker with 68 and Anderson with 59.

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 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 54th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com. 

 The following institutions submitted student-athletes (#) for the Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award: