The Empire 8 Athletic Conference announced its President’s List for the Fall 2017 semester, and more than 796 student-athletes from the league's nine full-time members and 14 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 conduct 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 796 student-athletes from its sponsored sports with the
President’s List distinction.
Additionally, 126 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 126 teams mark the highest number of teams to earn the Academic honor in one semester, with the previous mark of 123 teams to achieve the 3.2 standard was sent in the spring of 2017.
The nine full-time conference members sponsored a total of 3,907 student-athletes who combined for an Empire 8 wide fall semester grade point average of 3.22. The 3.22 gpa is the second highest in the history of the honor, falling .01 hundredth behind the spring 2017 mark of 3.23.