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 15,214 student-athletes from 200 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	42		Northeastern State University	42
San Francisco State	50		Northwest Missouri State University	98
	396		Pittsburg State University	81
CACC			Rogers State University	45
Bloomfield College	15		University of Central Missouri	115
Caldwell University	56			810
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
Post University	63		Adelphi University	118
University of the Sciences	47		Bentley University	148
Wilmington University (Del.)	75		Franklin Pierce University	114
	449		Le Moyne College	83
CIAA			Pace University	114
Bowie State University	9		Saint Anselm College	19
Elizabeth City State University	23		Saint Michael's College	97
Saint Augustine's University	24		Southern New Hampshire University	113
Shaw University	50		Stonehill College	208
Virginia State University	43		The College of Saint Rose	50
Virginia Union University	33			1,064
	182		NSIC
Conference Carolinas			Augustana University	159
Barton College	108		Bemidji State University	73
Belmont Abbey College	76		Concordia University	87
Chowan University	58		Minnesota State University Moorhead	78
Converse College	35		Minnesota State University, Mankato	118
Emmanuel College	150		Minot State University	43
Erskine College	32		Northern State University	108
King University	96		University of Mary	98
Lees-McRae College	53		University of Minnesota Crookston	52
Limestone College	86		University of Minnesota Duluth	76
University of Mount Olive	94		University of Sioux Falls	130
	788		Wayne State College (Neb.)	90
ECC			Winona State University	108
Daemen College	36			1,220
Mercy College	65		Pacific West
Molloy College	94		Academy of Art University	29
New York Institute of Technology	55		Biola University	104
Roberts Wesleyan College	69		Chaminade University	38
St. Thomas Aquinas College	88		Concordia University Irvine	105
University of the District of Columbia	22		Dominican University of California	49
	429		Fresno Pacific University	34
GAC			Holy Names University	51
Arkansas Tech University	56		Point Loma	63
East Central University	43		University of Hawaii at Hilo	50
Harding University	98			523
Henderson State University	62		Peach Belt
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	48		Augusta University	62
Oklahoma Baptist University	67		Clayton State University	30
Southern Arkansas University	56		Flagler College	44
Southwestern Oklahoma State University	50		Francis Marion University	36
University of Arkansas at Monticello	61		Georgia College	48
	541		Lander University	66
GLIAC			University of North Carolina Pembroke	66
Ashland University	119		University of North Georgia	52
Ferris State University	67		Young Harris College	39
Grand Valley State University	98			443
Michigan Tech	93		PSAC
Purdue University Northwest	56		Bloomsburg University	81
UW-Parkside	56		California University of Pennsylvania	66
Wayne State University	127		Clarion University	67
	616		East Stroudsburg University	122
GLVC			Gannon University	219
Bellarmine University	87		Kutztown University	92
Drury University	141		Lock Haven University	67
University of Illinois Springfield	75		Mansfield University	27
Lewis University	134		Millersville University	80
Lindenwood University	188		Seton Hill University	180
Maryville University	133		Shippensburg University	85
Missouri S&T	93		Slippery Rock University	131
Rockhurst University	125		West Chester University	148
Truman State University	105			1,365
University of Indianapolis	175		RMAC
William Jewell College	77		Black Hills State University	43
	1,333		Chadron State College	53
GMAC			Colorado Christian University	49
Hillsdale College	77		Colorado School of Mines	118
Kentucky Wesleyan College	60		Colorado State University Pueblo	134
Lake Erie College	64		Dixie State University	92
Tiffin University	157		Fort Lewis College	69
University of Findlay	122		Metropolitan State University of Denver	45
Ursuline College	47		New Mexico Highlands University	44
	527		Regis University	99
GNAC			South Dakota Mines	66
Central Washington University	103		University of Colorado Colorado Springs	98
Montana State University Billings	50		Western Colorado University	57
Simon Fraser University	39			967
Western Oregon University	43		SAC
Western Washington University	63		Anderson University (SC)	78
			Carson-Newman	73
Gulf South			Coker University	64
Auburn University at Montgomery	61		Lenoir-Rhyne University	140
Christian Brothers University	48		Lincoln Memorial University	85
Union University	38		Queens University of Charlotte	166
University of Montevallo	93		Tusculum University	109
University of West Florida	72		UVA Wise	22
University of West Georgia	54		Wingate University	100
	366			837
Lone Star			SIAC
Angelo State University	60		Albany State University	28
Cameron University	43		Fort Valley State University	9
Dallas Baptist University	81			37
Lubbock Christian University	68		SSC
Oklahoma Christian University	85		Barry University	68
St. Edward's University	96		Eckerd College	41
St. Mary's University	66		Embry-Riddle (Fla.)	99
Texas A&M International University	25		Florida Southern College	167
Texas A&M University - Commerce	59		Nova Southeastern University	92
Texas A&M University - Kingsville	49		Palm Beach Atlantic University	71
Texas Woman's University	49		Rollins College	132
University of Arkansas Fort Smith	19		Saint Leo University	139
UT Permian Basin	91		University of Tampa	100
UT Tyler	111			909
West Texas A&M University	49
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