JBU student-athletes honored for academics

A total of 43 student-athletes across five fall sports earned recognition from the Sooner Athletic Conference on Friday, Jan. 26, by being named to the Academic AllConference teams.

To be eligible for Academic All-Conference selection, student-athletes must be letterwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their institution and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.25 or higher, over the previous two semesters.

Volleyball placed the highest number of selections, regardless of sport, with 12. John Brown earned the most selections of any SAC institution in all five sports the Sooner Athletic recognizes in the fall. Last academic year, JBU honored 36 selections, which translated into a nearly 20 percent increase this academic year.

“I am extremely proud of our student-athletes and the success they are having in the classroom,” director of athletics Robyn Daugherty said. “The lifelong lessons and skills our students learn while competing in athletics is life-changing, but we also know that a college education is foundational for lifetime success. Our

coaches do a fantastic job of prioritizing academics to all of our studentathletes. Academic rigor is high at JBU, and our coaches and student-athletes are committed to achieving in this environment.”

The conference office

also awards Team Academic All-Sooner Athletic distinctions and the Commissioner’s Honor Roll, both to be presented at the end of the academic year. Teams that earn a cumulative 3.0 over the course of the academic year after averaging the GPAs of all letterwinners

will earn Team Academic All-Sooner Athletic accolades while individual student-athletes that carry a cumulative 3.0 GPA over the previous two semesters garner a slot on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Both distinctions are granted in June.