MIAA Academic Newcomer Awards Announced

General | 7/1/2024 2:22:00 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its final academic honors for the 2023-24 academic year. These awards include the Assocation's Academic Excellence Award, the Scholar-Athlete honor and the Academic Honor Roll members for all true first-year student-athletes and first-year transfer student-athletes.

A total of 1,118 first-year MIAA student-athletes received academic honors for their efforts in the classroom. To be considered as a first-year or first- year transfer student-athlete, the individual had not completed two semesters, excluding summer terms, at their current institution when they competed in their sport.

The prestigious MIAA Academic Excellence Award was achieved by 134 freshman and transfer student-athletes. An MIAA Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the complete list of MIAA newcomers who earned the Academic Excellence Award in the 2023-24 seasons, click here. (11 Lopers qualified)

Sixty-nine first-year freshman and transfers named MIAA Scholar-Athletes in the 2023-24 academic year. To qualify as a Scholar-Athlete, an individual must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 at the certifying member institution. Outside of the classroom, the student-athlete must have also been named to an All-MIAA team to compete the Scholar-Athlete honor recognition. To view the complete list of 69 newcomer Scholar-Athletes honored by the MIAA, click here. (5 Lopers qualified)

The achievement of Academic Honor Roll was accomplished by 1,118 first-year student-athletes. To be recognized on the Academic Honor Roll, one must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 at the certifying member institution. To view the complete list of newcomer Academic Honor Roll recipients from the 2023-24 academic year, click here. (91 Lopers qualified)

Below is a breakdown of first-year MIAA student-athletes honored by sport.

2023-24 MIAA NEWCOMER ACADEMIC AWARDS
Newcomer Academic Honor Roll Members – 1,118
Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 69
Newcomer Academic Excellence Award Recipients– 134

BREAKDOWN BY SPORT
Football Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 208
Football Baseball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 5
Football Baseball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 14

Volleyball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 58
Volleyball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 9
Volleyball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 10

Men's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 48
Men's Cross Country Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 3
Men's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Excellence – 7

Women's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 43
Women's Cross Country Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 3
Women's Cross Country Newcomer Academic Excellence – 6

Women's Soccer Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 71
Women's Soccer Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 4
Women's Soccer Newcomer Academic Excellence – 10

Men's Basketball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 42
Men's Basketball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 4
Men's Basketball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 2

Women's Basketball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 58
Women's Basketball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 2
Women's Basketball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 8

Wrestling Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 44
Wrestling Scholar-Athletes – 2
Wrestling Academic Excellence – 4

Men's Golf Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 24
Men's Golf Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 4
Men's Golf Newcomer Academic Excellence – 6

Women's Golf Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 30
Women's Golf Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 1
Women's Golf Newcomer Academic Excellence – 5

Men's Tennis Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 32
Men's Tennis Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 6
Men's Tennis Newcomer Academic Excellence – 9

Women's Tennis Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 24
Women's Tennis Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 5
Women's Tennis Newcomer Academic Excellence – 6

Baseball Academic Honor Roll – 177
Baseball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 7
Baseball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 8

Softball Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 111
Softball Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 9
Softball Newcomer Academic Excellence – 19

Men's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 113
Men's Track & Field Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 3
Men's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Excellence – 9

Women's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Honor Roll – 112
Women's Track & Field Newcomer Scholar-Athletes – 11
Women's Track & Field Newcomer Academic Excellence – 19

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