Record Number of Student-Athletes Named to 2019-20 MAAC Academic Honor Roll
Record Number of Student-Athletes Named to 2019-20 MAAC Academic Honor Roll
Edison, N.J. (July 20, 2020) – A conference-record 2,722 student-athletes have been named to the 2019-20 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Academic Honor. Since the 2006-07 season, the total number of student-athletes named to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll has increased every year.
“In an unprecedented year of sports, it’s nice to see that academics were still at the forefront at all of our institutions,” said MAAC Commissioner Rich Ensor. “I’d like to congratulate all of the student-athletes who put in the hard work on and off the field. This record number of Academic Honor Roll recipients is a true testament to their, as well as their institution’s, commitment to excellence.”
To be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The Academic Honor Roll is open to both full-time and associate members in the MAAC. All 23 conference-sponsored sports are represented.
In addition to the 2,722 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll, an additional 90 Esports student-athletes are honored as well. Esports was recognized as an official MAAC Club Sport this past year, holding championships in four gaming titles in an online format after the cancellation of the on-site championships in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Marist College named 300 student-athletes to the Academic Honor Roll, leading the MAAC for the 19
th consecutive year. Monmouth University followed by naming 258 student-athletes, with Fairfield University in third with 243 on the list.
Jacksonville University (Women’s Rowing) led all MAAC associate members with 33 selections. Robert Morris University (Women’s Rowing) placed 31 on the Academic Honor Roll, followed by the University of Detroit Mercy (Men’s Lacrosse) with 30.
For the total number of student-athletes on the 2019-20 Academic Honor Roll by school, see below. For a full list of recipients by school,
click here.
| Full-Time Members |
Associate Members |
| Canisius |
204 |
Albany |
3 |
| Fairfield |
243 |
Bryant |
19 |
| Iona |
229 |
Dayton |
6 |
| Manhattan |
215 |
Detroit Mercy |
30 |
| Marist |
300 |
Drake |
25 |
| Monmouth |
258 |
Hartford |
7 |
| Niagara |
200 |
Jacksonville |
33 |
| Quinnipiac |
227 |
La Salle |
21 |
| Rider |
206 |
Long Island University |
10 |
| Saint Peter’s |
136 |
Robert Morris |
31 |
| Siena |
210 |
Sacred Heart |
28 |
Full Time Members: 2,428
Associate: 294
Total: 2,722 |
St. Bonaventure |
23 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn |
10 |
| Stetson |
17 |
| Villanova |
9 |
| Virginia Military Institute |
6 |
| Wagner |
16 |
| Esports |
| Canisius |
12 |
| Manhattan |
2 |
| Marist |
9 |
| Niagara |
11 |
| Quinnipiac |
17 |
| Saint Peter’s |
25 |
| Siena* |
14 |
| Total: 90 |
*Two Esports student-athletes also compete in a varsity sport. They are counted again for a total Esports number.
| Academic Honor Roll Year-by-Year Breakdown |
| Year |
Total Number of Honorees |
| 2019-20 |
2,722 |
| 2018-19 |
2,478 |
| 2017-18 |
2,361 |
| 2016-17 |
2,274 |
| 2015-16 |
2,173 |
| 2014-15 |
2,080 |
| 2013-14 |
1,968 |
| 2012-13 |
1,626 |
| 2011-12 |
1,569 |
| 2010-11 |
1,123 |
| 2009-10 |
1,055 |
| 2008-09 |
990 |
| 2007-08 |
939 |
| 2006-07 |
931 |
| *Note MAAC only has data through 2006-07 |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) celebrates its 40
th year of competition during the 2020-21 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.