CLEVELAND – The East Coast Conference tallied 469 student-athletes from six member institutions who earned Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards for the 2022-23 academic year, the organization announced on Thursday.

The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 16th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

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 and the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, must have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work, and must have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.

Molloy University led all ECC institutions with 131 student-athletes, followed by Roberts Wesleyan (92) and Mercy (85). St. Thomas Aquinas (63), Daemen (60), and District of Columbia (38) rounded out the ECC’s representation.

In total, there were a record-breaking 19,646 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. 

“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.” 

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