General | 8/3/2023 9:43:00 AM

DENTON, Texas (Aug. 3, 2023) – The Division II Athletics Director Association (D2ADA) annually recognizes the academic achievements of Division II student-athletes with the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards.

The program, in its 16th year, announced its recipients on Thursday. Texas Woman's University celebrated 57 student-athletes on the award list this year.

According to the D2ADA, "there were a record-breaking 19,646 student-athletes from 196 institutions recognized for the 2022-23 Academic Achievement Awards. This is the most student-athletes being recognized since the inception of the awards program."

Within the Lone Star Conference, 912 student-athletes received the recognition.

To qualify for the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, the institution's athletic director must be a current member of D2 ADA to nominate student-athletes. Additionally, the student-athlete must have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.5, have attended a minimum of two years of college level work and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during the last academic year.

Since the award program began in 2007-08, a total of 147,622 student-athletes have received the award.

According to the D2 ADA release, current D2 ADA President Kirby Garry said this year's program continued to highlight the incredible commitment to academic success from Division II student-athletes.

"This program continues to showcase the amazing student-athletes, and the impactful support of their coaches and staff, across our Division 2 landscape. I want to congratulate all the recipients for earning the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award," said Kirby Garry, director of athletics at Cal State Monterey Bay and current D2 ADA President. "While the number of deserving student-athletes continues to increase annually, the number of institutions recognizing these individuals on campus also continues to trend upwards. We look forward to eclipsing the 200-institution barrier next year."

The full list of TWU honorees can be viewed here.