CLEVELAND, OH - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2023-24 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 17^th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
 
The Great Midwest Athletic Conference ranked fourth in the nation this year with over 1,000 honorees. The Kentucky Wesleyan Athletic Department saw 82 scholar-athletes earn a spot on the annual list. The Women's Soccer program topped the list for the Panthers with 16 honorees. The Men's Soccer team was right behind with 11 while Football saw 10 players achieve high honors in the classroom. 

For the second straight year, there were more than 19,000 student-athletes recognized (19,774) from 192 institutions for the 2023-24 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's total is the highest in the program's history. In total, 167,396 student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.

This year, the South Atlantic Conference takes home the top spot with the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 2,076 total. The following conferences have more than 1,000 student-athletes being recognized:

• Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference - 1919
• Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - 1318
• Pacific West Conference - 1124
• Great Midwest Athletic Conference – 1075
• Conference Carolinas – 1070

To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:

• The AD MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
• 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

 
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