2022-23 Academic Achievement Award Certificate

CLEVELAND - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2022-23 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 16^th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

In total, there were a record breaking 19,539 student-athletes from 196 institutions recognized for the 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the awards program.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) has the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 1,923 total. The following conferences have more than 1,000 student-athletes being recognized:

• South Atlantic Conference – 1814
• Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference - 1413
• Northeast 10 Conference – 1380
• Conference Carolinas – 1286
• Great Midwest Athletic Conference – 1182
• Sunshine State Conference – 1075
• Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Conference - 1037

"This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape. I want to congratulate all the recipients for earning the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay and current D2 ADA President. "While the number of deserving student-athletes continues to increase annually, the number of institutions recognizing these individuals on campus also continues to trend upwards. We look forward to eclipsing the 200-institution barrier next year."

In addition to the conferences, seven institutions will recognize more than 200 student-athletes with this recognition on their individual campus:

• Newberry College (SAC) - 273
• Walsh (GMAC) - 272
• Findlay (GMAC) – 236
• Lenoir-Rhyne (SAC) – 224
• Mercyhurst (PSAC) – 218
• Gannon (PSAC) – 213
• Florida Southern (SSC) - 208

Since the inception of the award's program in 2007-08, there has been a total of 147,604 student-athlete nominees recognized for their academic achievements at the Division II level.

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

The following institutions submitted student-athletes (#) for the Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award. To view the complete breakdowns by school, click here.
 

Institution	Number of Total Nominees
California Collegiate Athletic Association	679
Cal Poly Pomona	82
Cal State East Bay	80
Cal State Los Angeles	54
Cal State Monterey Bay	64
California State University Chico	88
California State University San Marcos	103
San Francisco State	85
Sonoma State University	74
Stanislaus State	49
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference	499
Bloomfield College	33
Caldwell University	84
Chestnut Hill College	89
Dominican University New York	53
Goldey-Beacom College	56
Holy Family	51
Nyack College	32
Wilmington University (Del.)	101
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association	156
Bowie State University	13
Elizabeth City State University	21
Lincoln University (PA)	28
Virginia State University	39
Winston Salem State University	55
Conference Carolinas	1286
Barton College	158
Belmont Abbey College	193
Chowan University	68
Converse University	77
Emmanuel College	168
Erskine College	74
Francis Marion University	61
King University	117
Lees-McRae College	77
North Greenville University	77
University of North Carolina Pembroke	72
University of Mount Olive	144
East Coast Conference	469
Daemen University	60
Mercy College	85
Molloy University	131
Roberts Wesleyan University	92
St. Thomas Aquinas College	63
University of the District of Columbia	38
Great American Conference	834
Arkansas Tech University	68
East Central University	55
Harding University	129
Henderson State University	94
Northwestern Oklahoma State	85
Southeastern Oklahoma State	50
Southern Arkansas University	91
Southern Nazarene University	149
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	73
University of Arkansas at Monticello	40
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	631
Ferris State University	129
Grand Valley State University	126
Michigan Technological University	152
Purdue University Northwest	78
Wayne State University	146
Great Lakes Valley Conference	642
Lewis University	138
Rockhurst University	166
Truman State University	148
University of Illinois Springfield	97
William Jewell College	93
Great Midwest Athletic Conference	1182
Ashland University	106
Cedarville University	166
Hillsdale College	95
Kentucky Wesleyan College	66
Tiffin University	190
University of Findlay	236
Ursuline College	51
Walsh University	272
Great Northwest Athletic Conference	275
Central Washington University	99
Simon Fraser University	18
Western Oregon University	98
Western Washington University	60
Gulf South Conference	515
Auburn University at Montgomery	87
Union University	60
University of Montevallo	168
University of West Florida	117
University of West Georgia	83
Lone Star Conference	912
Angelo State University	87
Cameron University	37
Lubbock Christian University	119
Oklahoma Christian University	82
St. Edward's University	81
St. Mary's University	104
Texas A&M International University	42
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	61
Texas Woman's University	57
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith	31
University of Texas at Tyler	130
West Texas A&M University	81
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	1037
Emporia State University	114
Fort Hays State University	126
Missouri Southern State University	71
Missouri Western State University	106
Northwest Missouri State University	135
Pittsburg State University	92
Rogers State University	64
University of Central Missouri	147
University of Central Oklahoma	73
University of Nebraska Kearney	109
Mountain East Conference	551
Alderson Broaddus University	54
Davis & Elkins College	100
Fairmont State University	100
Frostburg State University	111
Notre Dame College	42
University of Charleston	143
West Virginia State University	1
Northeast 10 Conference	1380
Adelphi University	165
American International College	103
Assumption University	111
Bentley University	153
Franklin Pierce University	110
Le Moyne College	90
Pace University	123
Saint Anselm College	48
Saint Michael's College	121
Southern Connecticut State University	102
Southern New Hampshire University	133
The College of Saint Rose	121
Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference	1413
Augustana University	49
Concordia University St. Paul	137
University of Minnesota Crookston	61
Minnesota State University Moorhead	86
Minnesota State University, Mankato	155
Minot State University	98
Northern State University	117
Southwest Minnesota State University	100
University of Mary	123
University of Minnesota Duluth	108
University of Sioux Falls	142
Wayne State (Neb.) College	116
Winona State University	121
Pacific West Conference	882
Academy of Art University	29
Azusa Pacific	140
Biola University	142
Chaminade University of Honolulu	54
Concordia University Irvine	158
Dominican University of California	109
Hawai'i Pacific University	92
Point Loma Nazarene University	93
University of Hawaii at Hilo	65
Peach Belt Conference	574
Augusta University	62
Clayton State University	17
Flagler College	116
Georgia College & State University	52
Lander University	158
University of North Georgia	77
Young Harris College	92
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	1923
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania	164
Gannon University	213
Indiana University of Pennsylvania	100
Kutztown University	121
Lock Haven University	102
Mansfield University	34
Mercyhurst University	218
Millersville University	104
Pennsylvania Western University Clarion	129
Pennsylvania Western University California	108
Seton Hill University	197
Shippensburg University	107
Slippery Rock University	153
West Chester University	173
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	657
Adams State University	67
Chadron State College	9
Colorado Christian University	2
Colorado School of Mines	161
Colorado State University Pueblo	47
Fort Lewis College	46
Metropolitan State University of Denver	79
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology	79
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	75
Western Colorado University	92
South Atlantic Conference	1814
Anderson University	128
Carson-Newman University	81
Catawba College	130
Coker University	105
Emory & Henry College	83
Lenoir-Rhyne University	224
Limestone University	148
Lincoln Memorial University	157
Mars Hill University	153
Newberry College	273
Tusculum University	116
University of Virginia Wise	53
Wingate University	163
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	153
Benedict College	60
Central State University	30
Spring Hill College	63
Sunshine State Conference	1075
Barry University	71
Eckerd College	55
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	141
Florida Southern College	208
Florida Tech	97
Nova Southeastern University	128
Palm Beach Atlantic University	86
Rollins College	138
Saint Leo University	151

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 59^h year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.