CLEVELAND - The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2023-24 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 17
th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. Forty-seven Stan State student-athletes received this honor this past academic year.
For the second straight year, there were more than 19,000 student-athletes recognized (19,774) from 192 institutions for the 2023-24 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's total is the highest in the program's history. In total, 167,396 student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.
Of the 19,774 student-athletes from across the nation in NCAA Division II to receive this honor this season, 831 were from the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) which Stan State is a member of in 12 of its 14 sports. The Warriors are affiliated with the PacWest Conference in women's tennis.
"The goal of this program since inception has been to showcase the amazing student-athletes, coaches and staff, across our Division II landscape. We are fortunate to recognize such deserving individuals on an annual basis," said Mike McFarland, director of athletics at Bloomsburg University and current D2 ADA President. "We couldn't be prouder of the work that these individuals put into their craft. Our industry will be a better place as these student-athletes head out into the real world."
The criteria to be a recipient of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Award is the following: 1.) have a 3.5 or higher cumulative grade point average; 2.) completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work at a two-year and/or four-year institution; 3.) active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.
