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, 10,219 student-athletes from 165 institutions were recognized for the 2017-18 Academic Achievement Awards. This year, the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) led all conferences with 1,122 honorees. Following the NE10 was last year's front runner the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with 931 honorees, followed by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with 746 selections.

"As an Officer for the D2 ADA Board, it has pleased me to see the number of student-athletes recognized for their academic achievements continue to increase," said current D2 ADA President Jim Johnson, director of athletics at Pittsburg State University. "This program is a point of pride for our current D2 ADA member institutions and a great way for their student-athletes' achievements to be recognized nationally. On behalf of the D2 ADA, we congratulate and celebrate these academic distinctions and are proud of your accomplishments."

Individually, Conference Carolinas' Limestone College led the pack with 189 honorees, followed by the SSC's Rollins College with 179 award winners. Rounding out the top three finishers among institutions is the University of Findlay out of the GMAC with 161 recipients.

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:

Institution	# Nominees		Institution	# Nominees
California Collegiate			Northeast 10
Cal Poly Pomona	35		Adelphi University	117
Cal State East Bay	45		American International College	47
Cal State Monterey Bay	29
California State University - San Bernardino	26		Assumption College	52
Chico State	40		Bentley University	117
San Francisco State	25		Franklin Pierce University	91
	200		Le Moyne College	92
CACC			Merrimack College	119
Bloomfield University	7		Pace University	88
Caldwell University	44		Saint Anselm	21
Chestnut Hill College	67		Saint Michael's College	89
Concordia (NY) College	20		Southern Connecticut State University	70
Felician University	32		Southern New Hampshire University	99
Georgian Court University	52		Stonehill College	77
Goldey-Beacom University	43		University of New Haven	43
Holy Family University	37			1,122
Post University	45		NSIC
Thomas Jefferson University	87		Bemidji State University	43
University of the Sciences	45		Concordia (MN) University - St. Paul	73
Wilmington (DE) University	40		Minnesota State University - Mankato	98
	519		Minnesota State University - Moorhead	69
CIAA			Minot State University	45
Bowie State University	4		Southwest Minnesota State University	52
Lincoln (PA) University	16		University of Minnesota - Crookston	52
Saint Augustine's University	24		University of Minnesota - Duluth	65
	44		University of Sioux Falls	91
Conference Carolinas			Wayne State (NE) College	83
Barton College	43		Winona State University	75
Belmont Abbey College	64			746
King University	87		Pacific West
Lees-McRae College	56		Academy of Art University	24
Limestone College	189		Azusa Pacific University	54
University of Mount Olive	78		Biola University	69
	517		California Baptist University	91
ECC			Chaminade University	34
Mercy College	52		Concordia (CA) University Irvine	63
Molloy College	59		Dixie State University	57
Roberts Wesleyan College	84		Dominican University of California	41
St. Thomas Aquinas College	52		Fresno Pacific University	40
University of the District of Columbia	21		Hawai'i Pacific University	51
	268		Holy Names University	40
GAC			Notre Dame de Namur University	28
East Central University	37		Point Loma Nazarene University	75
Henderson State University	37		University of Hawai'i Hilo	28
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	31			695
	105		Peach Belt
			Augustana University	47
GLIAC			Flagler College	48
Ashland University	82		Francis Marion University	30
Ferris State University	75		Georgia College	40
Grand Valley State University	101		University of North Carolina - Pembroke	48
Michigan Technlogical University	75		University of North Georgia	46
Tiffin University	96		University of South Carolina - Aiken	37
Wayne State (MI) University	94			296
	523		PSAC
GLVC			Bloomsburg University	44
Bellarmine University	92		California University of Pennsylvania	63
Lewis University	99		Edinboro (PA) University	45
Missouri University of Science and Technology	89		Gannon University	136
Truman State University	109		Kutztown University	92
University of Illinois - Springfield	62		Lock Haven University	58
University of Indianapolis	139		Mansfield University	39
University of Southern Indiana	61		Seton Hill University	144
University of Wisconsin - Parkside	42		Shippensburg University	81
	693		Slippery Rock University	100
GMAC			West Chester (PA) University	129
Kentucky Wesleyan University	48			931
Lake Erie College	49		RMAC
Malone University	68		Adams State University	42
University of Findlay	161		Black Hills State University	56
	326		Colorado State University - Pueblo	91
GNAC			Fort Lewis College	59
Central Washington University	78		Metropolitan State University of Denver	58
Concordia (OR) University	49		South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	43
Seattle Pacific University	60		University of Colorado - Colorado Springs	67
Simon Fraser University	10		Western State Colorado University	49
Western Oregon University	47			465
Western Washington University	42		SAC
	286		Anderson (SC) University	59
Gulf South			Coker College	68
Christian Brothers University	38		Lenoir-Rhyne University	123
Mississippi College	64		Queens University of Charlotte	123
Union (TN) University	44			373
University of Montevallo	69		SIAC
University of West Alabma	46		Albany State University	14
	261		Spring Hill College	57
Heartland				71
Dallas Baptist University	42		SSC
Oklahoma Christian University	54		Barry University	77
Rogers State University	44		Eckard College	31
St. Edward's University	87		Florida Southern College	105
Texas A&M International	33		Rollins College	179
	260		Saint Leo University	101
Lone Star			University of Tampa	74
Angelo State University	55			567
Cameron University	26
Tarleton State University	36
Texas A&M University - Commerce	52
Texas A&M University - Kingsville	31
Texas Women's University	39
West Texas A&M University	49
Western New Mexico University	33
	321
MIAA
Emporia State University	69
Lincoln (MO) University	29
Missouri Southern State University	44
Missouri Western State University	45
Northeastern State University	34
Pittsburg State University	83
University of Central Missouri	92
University of Central Oklahoma	69
	465
Mountain East
Shepherd University	43
University of Charleston	73
Urbana University	49
	165