738 Student-Athletes Compose 2011 Fall Horizon League Academic Honor Roll

Candidates for the Honor Roll must meet three criteria in order to qualify: 1) participation in at least one of the League’s 19 sports during the most recent (or current) season; 2) completion of three semesters (or four quarters, where applicable) as a full-time student at the same member institution; and 3) a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale).

 

With 99 student-athletes meeting those requirements, Butler paced the Horizon League, with Milwaukee placing the second-most with 86 student-athletes. Valparaiso placed 82, while Loyola had 75 student-athletes on the list; Youngstown State recorded 74 and Detroit 71. Cleveland State had 68 while Green Bay contributed 67 student-athletes, with UIC and Wright State rounding out the list 738, adding 61 and 55 student-athletes, respectively.

 

Women’s soccer continued to generate the most student-athletes on the list with 85. Track and field/cross country participants accounted for 138 student-athletes - 73 on the women’s side and 65 on the men’s. Women’s swimming and diving chipped in 72 student-athletes, edging men’s soccer who had 72. Softball (69), volleyball (53) and baseball (40) each had 40 or more honorees.