The Empire 8 Athletic Conference announced its
President’s List for the Fall 2014 semester, and more than 650 student-athletes from the league's nine full-time members and eight affiliate institutions were recognized for their contributions on the field and their excellence in the classroom.
Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher while participating in a conference-sponsored sport. In addition, the student-athlete must display positive contact on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution. The conference states, “Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8.”
The Empire 8 recognized 686 student-athletes from its sponsored sports with the President’s List distinction.
Additionally, 103 teams were acknowledged as an
Empire 8 All-Academic Team for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the fall semester. The 103 teams is the second highest number of teams to earn the Academic honor in one semester as the Spring 2014 semester saw 108 teams achieve the 3.2 standard.
The nine full-time E8 members sponsored a total of 3,877 student-athletes who combined for a conference wide fall semester grade point average of 3.156.