Rockhurst University had 183 student-athletes receive the Division II Athletic Director's Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award.

Baseball led the Hawks with 27 individuals earning the honor, followed by women's soccer with 24 honorees. Click HERE for complete Rockhurst list.

The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 14th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

In total, there were a record breaking 16,164 student-athletes from 187 institutions recognized for the 2020-21 Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the award's program.

The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference had the largest number of student-athlete honorees with 1,466 total, followed by the Great Lakes Valley Conference with 1,216.

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
  • Given the vast experiences institutions have had this year when it comes to participation, all athletes who meet bullet point items 1 and 2 are still eligible as long as they were still an active member of the roster during this academic year.