COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Ninety-two student-athletes from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs received the 2018-19 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Award. The Academic Achievement Awards program, in its 12
th year, recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.
"I am very proud of our student-athletes for all of their hard work in the classroom and on the playing field," said Executive Director of Athletics
Nathan Gibson. "To have nearly 30 percent of our student-athletes earn this award is incredible and also a credit to our amazing coaching staffs."
In order to qualify for the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, a 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, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
In total, there were 11,660 student-athletes from 185 institutions being recognized for the 2018-19 Academic Achievement Awards. This set the record for the most participation from institutions and the largest number of student-athletes being nominated. This year, the association has the most student-athletes being honored from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), with 975, closely followed by the Northeast-10 Conference (NE10) with 974 and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 791.
