Inside the NE-10 Issue 1, July 2014 | Page 11

Defining the Term 'Student-Athlete'

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57% of Northeast-10 Student-Athletes Named to Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll

The Northeast-10 Conference announced its Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the Spring 2014 semester and approximately 57 percent of all Northeast-10 student-athletes posted a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.

In total, 3,159 student-athletes received Commissioner’s Honor Roll (CHR) recognition for the spring.

The Northeast-10 CHR program recognizes the conference’s student-athletes for their achievements within the classroom. In order to be eligible for selection, a student-athlete must have met or exceeded a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the spring.

Bentley University led the 15

Northeast-10 member institutions with 359 student-athletes recognized, finishing second only to Adelphi University in terms of percentage at 71 percent.

Adelphi, the Northeast-10 Presidents’ Cup winner for the second straight year, saw 72 percent of its student-athletes named to the Spring CHR.

Eleven of the conference’s schools had percentages above 50 percent, while Southern New Hampshire University (64%), The College of Saint Rose (63%), Le Moyne College (61%) and the University of New Haven (60%) all topped the 60-percent threshold.

Among those honored, 156 student-athletes achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester, up from 120 in the fall. Adelphi had 16 student-athletes post a 4.0, while both American International College and Merrimack College had 15 student-athletes reach the 4.0 mark.

By sport, football had the highest number of student-athletes selected (284), followed by women’s soccer (254), baseball (228), women’s lacrosse (225) and women’s track & field (222).

Spring Semester Commissioner's Honor Roll Members -

2014: 3,159

2013: 3,061

2012: 2,901

2011: 2,816

2010: 2,704