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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) schools were announced as recipients of the Division II Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) Academic Achievement Award for the 2013-14 school year. The GLIAC nominated 307 student-athletes for the award.

A total of 155 institutions and a record number of student-athletes (6,949) were recognized for the 2013-14 Academic Achievement Awards. For the second straight year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 679 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 653 student-athletes being recognized and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) with 632 student-athletes being acknowledged with this award.

"As our Association continues to strive to recognize the outstanding student-athletes in our division, we would like to thank and congratulate the institutions that took part in honoring the 2013-14 Academic Achievement Award winners," stated D2ADA President Eric Schoh, director of athletics at Winona State University.  "This award gives the D2 ADA an additional platform to showcase these individuals and their efforts in the classroom, as well as on the playing field."

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division 2 institution must be current dues paying member of the D2ADA.  

Also, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters of college level work, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year.