Sunshine State Conference received a total of 986 awards
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association announced the 2023-24 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. Florida Tech had a total of 123 scholar-athletes receive the award. Men’s soccer led the way, with 17 scholar-athletes earning the award.
The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 17th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of scholar-athletes at the Division II level.
As a conference, the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) received a total of 986 awards.
“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.”
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 in 2007-08.
To qualify for this award, the institution’s athletic director must be a current member of the D2 ADA and the scholar-athlete must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, have attended at least four semesters of college-level work, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the 2023-24 academic year.
Florida Tech’s Academic Achievement Award recipients by team:
■ Baseball – 13
■ Men’s Basketball – 5
■ Men’s Cross Country – 5
■ Men’s Lacrosse – 11
■ Men’s Soccer – 17
■ Men’s Swimming – 9
■ Men’s Track – 6
■ Women’s Basketball – 9
■ Women’s Lacrosse – 12
■ Women’s Soccer – 13
■ Softball – 8
■ Women’s Swimming – 7
■ Volleyball – 8
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