MAAC Announces 2012-2013 Academic Honor Roll
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. - A total of 1,626 athletes were honored for their achievements both academically and athletically as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the 2012-13 MAAC Academic Honor Roll.
To be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, an athlete must hold a grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The Honor Roll is open to both full-time and associate members of the MAAC with athletes represented in all 24 sports that the conference sponsors.
Marist College heads the list of honored student-athletes with 246, followed by Iona College with 165 and Fairfield University with 154. The rest of the list is as follows: Manhattan College with 137, Loyola University Maryland with 136, Canisius College with 135, Niagara University with 124, Rider University with 123, Siena College with 123 and Saint Peter’s University with 99. Among the associate members, Jacksonville University, which competes in men's lacrosse and women's rowing, has the most with 36.
Listed below is the breakdown of the 2012-13 MAAC Academic Honor Roll members by school:
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Member Institutions
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Associate Members
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Canisius College
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135
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Jacksonville University (men's lacrosse, women's rowing)
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36
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Fairfield University
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154
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University of Detroit Mercy (men's lacrosse)
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24
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Iona College
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165
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Robert Morris University (women's rowing)
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24
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Loyola University Maryland
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136
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Sacred Heart University (women's rowing)
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18
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Manhattan College
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137
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Wagner College (water polo)
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14
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Marist College
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246
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Virginia Military Institute (men's lacrosse, water polo)
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12
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Niagara University
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124
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Villanova University (water polo)
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12
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Rider University
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123
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Drake University (women's rowing)
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10
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Saint Peter's University
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99
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St. Francis (NY) College (water polo)
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8
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Siena College
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123
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University of Hartford (women's golf)
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7
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Bryant University (men’s swimming & diving)
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5
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Butler University (women’s golf)
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4
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University at Albany (women's golf)
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2
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Boston University (women's golf)
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2
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