CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2019-20 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 13^th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

In total, there were 15,318 student-athletes from 201 institutions recognized for the 2019-20 Academic Achievement Awards. These numbers shattered the records for highest number of participating institutions and the largest number of student-athletes being nominated since the award program's inception. For the second-straight year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) has the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 1,365 total, closely followed by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 1,333 and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) with 1,220.

"In a year when we can use all of the good news, the D2 ADA Officers and Board of Directors are proud to recognize the highest number of student-athletes with the Academic Achievement Award than ever before," said D2 ADA President JR Smith, director of athletics at Chadron State College. "The nominations also came from a record number of institutions, showcasing the passion and dedication of our Association and Division II as a whole."

Independently, the PSAC's Gannon University led the way with 219 honorees, followed closely by Stonehill College of the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) with 208 award winners. Lindenwood University out of the Great Lakes Valley Conference finished third with 188 recipients and another PSAC representative Seton Hill University came in fourth overall with 180. Rounding out the top-five was the GLVC's University of Indianapolis with 175 nominees.

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 56^th 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			MIAA
Cal Poly Pomona	32		Emporia State University	79
California State University East Bay	50		Fort Hays State University	100
California State University Monterey Bay	67		Lincoln University (Mo.)	34
Chico State	60		Missouri Southern State University	58
CSU San Bernardino	41		Missouri Western State University	72
CSU Stanislaus	54		Newman University	86
Humboldt State University	54		Northeastern State University	43
San Francisco State	50		Northwest Missouri State University	98
	408		Pittsburg State University	81
CACC			Rogers State University	45
Bloomfield College	15		University of Central Missouri	115
Caldwell University	56			811
Concordia College	21		Mountain East
Dominican College	20		University of Charleston	90
Georgian Court University	57		Notre Dame College	73
Goldey-Beacom College	49			163
Holy Family University	46		Northeast 10
Jefferson University	89		Adelphi University	118
Post University	63		Bentley University	148
University of the Sciences	47		Franklin Pierce University	114
Wilmington University (Del.)	75		Le Moyne College	83
	538		Pace University	114
CIAA			Saint Anselm College	19
Bowie State University	9		Saint Michael's College	97
Elizabeth City State University	23		Southern New Hampshire University	113
Saint Augustine's University	24		Stonehill College	208
Shaw University	50		The College of Saint Rose	50
Virginia State University	43			1,064
Virginia Union University	33		NSIC
	182		Augustana University	159
Conference Carolinas			Bemidji State University	73
Barton College	108		Concordia University	87
Belmont Abbey College	76		Minnesota State University Moorhead	78
Chowan University	58		Minnesota State University, Mankato	118
Converse College	35		Minot State University	43
Emmanuel College	150		Northern State University	108
Erskine College	32		University of Mary	98
King University	96		University of Minnesota Crookston	52
Lees-McRae College	53		University of Minnesota Duluth	76
Limestone College	86		University of Sioux Falls	130
University of Mount Olive	94		Wayne State College (Neb.)	90
	788		Winona State University	108
ECC				1,220
Daemen College	36		Pacific West
Mercy College	65		Academy of Art University	29
Molloy College	94		Biola University	104
New York Institute of Technology	55		Chaminade University	38
Roberts Wesleyan College	69		Concordia University Irvine	105
St. Thomas Aquinas College	88		Dominican University of California	49
University of the District of Columbia	22		Fresno Pacific University	34
	429		Holy Names University	51
GAC			Point Loma	63
Arkansas Tech University	56		University of Hawaii at Hilo	50
East Central University	43			523
Harding University	98		Peach Belt
Henderson State University	62		Augusta University	62
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	48		Clayton State University	30
Oklahoma Baptist University	67		Flagler College	44
Southern Arkansas University	56		Francis Marion University	36
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	50		Georgia College	48
University of Arkansas at Monticello	61		Lander University	66
	541		University of North Carolina Pembroke	66
GLIAC			University of North Georgia	52
Ashland University	119		Young Harris College	39
Ferris State University	67			443
Grand Valley State University	98		PSAC
Michigan Tech	93		Bloomsburg University	81
Purdue University Northwest	56		California University of Pennsylvania	66
UW-Parkside	56		Clarion University	67
Wayne State University	127		East Stroudsburg University	122
	616		Gannon University	219
GLVC			Kutztown University	92
Bellarmine University	87		Lock Haven University	67
Drury University	141		Mansfield University	27
University of Illinois Springfield	75		Millersville University	80
Lewis University	134		Seton Hill University	180
Lindenwood University	188		Shippensburg University	85
Maryville University	133		Slippery Rock University	131
Missouri S&T	93		West Chester University	148
Rockhurst University	125			1,365
Truman State University	105		RMAC
University of Indianapolis	175		Black Hills State University	43
William Jewell College	77		Chadron State College	53
	1,333		Colorado Christian University	49
GMAC			Colorado School of Mines	118
Hillsdale College	77		Colorado State University Pueblo	134
Kentucky Wesleyan College	60		Dixie State University	92
Lake Erie College	64		Fort Lewis College	69
Tiffin University	157		Metropolitan State University of Denver	45
University of Findlay	122		New Mexico Highlands University	44
Ursuline College	47		Regis University	99
	527		South Dakota Mines	66
GNAC			University of Colorado Colorado Springs	98
Central Washington University	103		Western Colorado University	57
Montana State University Billings	50			967
Simon Fraser University	39		SAC
Western Oregon University	43		Anderson University (SC)	78
Western Washington University	63		Carson-Newman	73
	298		Coker University	64
Gulf South			Lenoir-Rhyne University	140
Auburn University at Montgomery	61		Lincoln Memorial University	85
Christian Brothers University	48		Queens University of Charlotte	166
Union University	38		Tusculum University	109
University of Montevallo	93		UVA Wise	22
University of West Florida	72		Wingate University	100
University of West Georgia	54			837
	366		SIAC
Lone Star			Albany State University	28
Angelo State University	60		Fort Valley State University	9
Cameron University	43			37
Dallas Baptist University	81		SSC
Lubbock Christian University	68		Barry University	68
Oklahoma Christian University	85		Eckerd College	41
St. Edward's University	96		Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	99
St. Mary's University	67		Florida Southern College	167
Texas A&M International University	25		Nova Southeastern University	92
Texas A&M University - Commerce	59		Palm Beach Atlantic University	71
Texas A&M University - Kingsville	49		Rollins College	133
Texas Woman's University	49		Saint Leo University	139
University of Arkansas Fort Smith	19		University of Tampa	100
UT Permian Basin	91			910
UT Tyler	111
West Texas A&M University	49
	952