Baseball | 6/23/2021 9:58:45 AM
The Empire 8 Conference announced its President’s List for the 2021 Spring semester on Wednesday, June 23. Nearly 1,000 student-athletes from the league's membership were recognized for their excellence in the classroom this past semester with the President’s List distinction, one of most prestigious honors the conference recognizes.
Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade-point average or higher during the semester, while participating in an NCAA-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 Conference.”
To see all those that were recognized, please
click here for a detailed spreadsheet with all of the recipients.
The Empire 8’s nine full-time conference members sponsored 3,302 student-athletes who combined for a conference-wide fall grade point average of 3.28, which is the second highest in league history. Overall, 29 percent of all Empire 8 student-athletes received this impressive distinction.
Additionally, 135 teams were acknowledged as
Empire 8 Conference All-Academic Teams for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the fall semester. All nine member institutions had at least nine programs earn this honor. St. John Fisher College led the way with 24 programs on the All-Academic Team, while Nazareth College was right behind with 22 teams honored. Hartwick College had 16 teams qualify, while 15 teams from Utica College earned the prestigious honor. Houghton College’s women’s cross country squad led all teams with a sensational 3.88 team GPA, while the St. John Fisher women’s golf program was right behind with a 3.86 GPA. Overall, five different teams sported at least a 3.8 GPA.
Student-athletes representing each of the conference's nine member institutions were among those honored in the 2021 Spring edition of the E8 President's List. Leading the way was St. John Fisher, which had an impressive 188 student-athletes earn recognition. Utica was second overall, as 137 student-athletes that earned this honor. Nazareth had 126 student-athletes garner E8 President’s List accolades. Rounding out the top-five within the conference were newcomer Keuka College with 111 and Alfred, who had 93 student-athletes honored.
QUICK FACTS
- 986 Student-Athletes earned President's List Distinction (GPA of at least 3.75)
- The average GPA among the conference's 3,302 student-athletes was 3.29
- All nine institutions’ student-athletes posted an average GPA of greater than 3.09
- Seven institutions student-athletes recorded an average GPA of greater than 3.25
- 135 teams were recognized (3.2 team GPA or greater)
- All nine full-time member institutions had at least 9 teams recognized; five had at least 14 teams honored
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com.
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