{"id":162945,"date":"2022-08-03T14:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=162945"},"modified":"2022-08-03T14:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T00:06:54","slug":"hilo-athletics-academic-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/03\/hilo-athletics-academic-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Record 74 UH<\/abbr> Hilo student-athletes earn academic achievement award"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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A record 74 student-athletes at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> received Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA<\/abbr>) Academic Achievement Awards for the 2021–22 academic year.<\/p>\n

The award recognizes Division II<\/abbr> student-athletes who have achieved a cumulative GPA<\/abbr> of 3.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale), completed at least two years of college-level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the last academic year.<\/p>\n

This year’s record-number of Vulcan recipients surpassed last year’s then-record-setting number of 62.<\/p>\n

“Our student-athletes continue to make us proud with their success in the classroom,” said UH<\/abbr> Hilo Director of Athletics Pat Guillen<\/strong>. “The demands that they face in regards to travel while representing UH<\/abbr> Hilo, the state of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our Big Island community is greater than any program in the country. Despite these demands they continue to excel in their academics and on the field. Well done!”<\/p>\n

There were a record-breaking 16,639 student-athletes from 169 institutions recognized for the 2021–22 Academic Achievement Award—the most student-athletes recognized since the inception of the award’s program in 2007–08.<\/p>\n

“Congratulations to all of the student-athlete recipients of the distinguished D2 ADA<\/abbr> Academic Achievement Award,” said Kim Pate, vice president for athletics at Lenoir-Rhyne University and current D2 ADA<\/abbr> president. “It’s been so impressive to see the number of student-athletes recognized for their stellar performance in the classroom grow to record numbers year to year since the inception of this award.”<\/p>\n

The Vulcans ranked 6 out of 10 schools in the PacWest Conference. As a whole, the PacWest finished sixth among the other Division II<\/abbr> conferences.<\/p>\n

For more, visit hiloathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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