Seton Hill student athletes continue to receive awards for their performance in the classroom during the 2022-23 school year.  On Thursday, one hundred and ninety seven Griffins were named to the Division II Athletic Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Awards List.  Seton Hill had the third most student athletes named to the list in the PSAC behind Mercyhurst with 218 and Gannon with 213.  

The Academic Achievement Award program recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. In order to receive the Academic Achievement Award, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 or higher, have attended a minimum of two years of college and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during their last academic year.

In total, 19,646 student-athletes from 196 institutions were recognized for the 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards. For the fifth straight year the conference leader was the PSAC with 1,923 followed by the South Athletic Conference (SAC) with 1,814.  
 
Seton Hill was one of 14 PSAC schools to have student-athletes recognized. Bloomsburg, California (PA), Clarion, Gannon, Indiana (PA), Kutztown, Lock Haven, Mansfield, Mercyhurst, Millersville, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock and West Chester joined the Griffins on the list.

The D2ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 59th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.