Portions of story courtesy of glvcsports.com
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) has identified 613 student-athletes across 14 eligible member institutions who have earned the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award, it was announced on Thursday.
The 613 sets a new league record by 68 students, surpassing the previous mark set in 2021-22 with 545 honorees from 13 member schools. This is an increase of 72 from 2023-24 where 541 students earned the honor for 13 member schools.
The recipients of the GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award exemplify the outstanding student-athletes in the GLVC. Each honoree has exhausted his or her eligibility in the intercollegiate sport in which they participated and maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average throughout their academic career.
In addition, to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must have competed in the GLVC for a minimum of two years and completed 96 credit hours. A student-athlete can only earn the distinguished honor once in their career.
McKendree has accounted for 51 of the 613 conference total recipients, which is equivalent to 8%. 16 Bearcat programs that are members of the GLVC have at least one of their players represented.
The complete list of McKendree's 51 GLVC Council of Presidents' Academic Excellence Award honorees is as follows:
BASEBALL
MEN'S BASKETBALL
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
WOMEN'S BOWLING
FOOTBALL
MEN'S GOLF
WOMEN'S GOLF
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
MEN'S SOCCER
WOMEN'S SOCCER
SOFTBALL
MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING
WOMEN'S TENNIS
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
MEN'S WRESTLING
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