PAC Sets Record With 921 on Spring Academic Honor Roll

6/16/2023 10:00:00 AM

TRAFFORD, Pa. - Student-athletes in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) continued to set records with their academic achievements, as 921 student-athletes were named to the Conference's Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2023 semester, which set not only a new semester record, but also a new yearly record for the conference.

The PAC Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes on varsity sports teams who have earned a grade-point average (GPA) of 3.6 or higher on a 4.0 scale during their semester of competition. 

The 921 student-athletes on this Spring's list eclipses the previous semester record of 823, set in the Fall of 2022. In addition, the conference recognized 1,744 student-athletes on the Academic Honor Roll between the Fall and Spring semesters, surpassing the old mark of 1,441 set in the 2021-22 academic year.

Leading the 11 full-time league schools was Allegheny College with 114 student-athletes earning PAC Spring 2023 Academic Honor Roll accolades. Tied for second on the list was Saint Vincent College and Westminster College each with 102, followed by Grove City College with 96, while Washington & Jefferson College had 82 on the honor roll. Waynesburg University and Chatham University were also tied at 81, followed by Bethany College (78), Thiel College (69), Franciscan University (58) and Geneva College (58).

Sports included in the PAC Academic Honor Roll for the Spring 2023 semester are: BASE (baseball); MBB (men’s basketball); MGLF (men’s golf); MITF (men’s indoor track and field); MLAX (men’s lacrosse); MOTF (men’s outdoor track and field); MSD (men’s swimming and diving); MTEN (men’s tennis); WBB (women’s basketball); WGLF (women’s golf); SOFT (softball); WITF (women’s indoor track and field); WLAX (women’s lacrosse); WOTF (women’s outdoor track and field); WRES (wrestling); WSD (women’s swimming and diving). 

Please note the following designations on each institution's list:
(1) = First Team; (2) = Second Team; (HM) = Honorable Mention; (S) = Sportsmanship Team selection