Academics | 6/25/2024 1:57:00 PM
MELBOURNE, Fla. – – The Sunshine State Conference recognized a record 1,832 student-athletes named on the Spring 2024 Commissioner's Honor Roll presented by Barnes & Noble College. The announcement, made on Tuesday, June 25, by Commissioner Ed Pasque, includes 429 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average for the semester.
The total number of 2024 honorees breaks the previous record of 1,819 student-athletes named to the 2020 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll. This year's numbers mark the fifth time the SSC has recognized over 350 perfect grade-point averages on the Spring Honor Roll, with the record of 517 perfect grade-point averages set in 2020.
In total, Barry had 159 student-athletes on the honor roll this spring, that saw the Buccaneers win their 107th conference title (tournament titles for women's tennis, men's golf, and men's tennis).
Student-athletes must post a minimum grade-point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00 to be eligible for the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Participants in the sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's golf, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's lacrosse, women's rowing, baseball, and softball are eligible for the spring honor roll.
Having won 127 Division II National Championships since the league was founded in 1975, SSC student-athletes have proven successful in competition in addition to the classroom. SSC student-athletes recently achieved an 89-percent Academic Success Rate (ASR) following the 2022-23 academic year. The SSC ranks second among NCAA Division II conferences in ASR and has never fallen below that mark in the metric's 16-year history.
Here is the complete list of the Buccaneers on the honor roll for this spring (4.0 GPAs in yellow):
Link to full list of honorees on the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) website - PDF
