CLEVELAND — One hundred twenty Pittsburg State University student-athletes received the 2024-25 ADA Academic Award from the Division 2 Athletic Directors Association. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the NCAA Division II level in NCAA sponsored sports.

For the first time since its inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history.

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
 
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