24 Bridgeport Student-Athlete Earn Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) Academic Achievement Awards

Cleveland, Ohio-24 University of Bridgeport student-athletes have received Division II Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) Academic Achievement Awards.  The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. 

Ninety-eight institutions sent in nominees for the 2010-11 Academic Achievement Awards, while a total of 3,676 student-athletes are being recognized this year. 

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues paying member of the DII ADA. 

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
• have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year

"Congratulations to all of this year's Academic Achievement Award winners," stated Division II ADA President Greg Waggoner, director of athletics at Western State College of Colorado.  "We want to thank and congratulate those colleges and universities that took part in honoring its student-athletes and look forward to continued participation."

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