CLEVELAND, OHIO (AUGUST 15, 2012) - Once again proving that academics and athletics are a winning combination at Rollins, 60 Tars were named Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award winners on Wednesday.

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division 2 institution must be a current member of the D2ADA.

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

The Tars enjoyed another banner sports season in 2011-12 - both in play and in the classroom. Ten teams earned NCAA postseason bids, including women's basketball and women's lacrosse advancing to the national semifinals. Two teams won SSC Championships and the women's program captured the SSC Mayor's Cup All-Sports trophy. Individually the Tars boasted seven Sunshine State Conference Players of the Year and 12 All-America selections.

Outside the field of play, 13 student-athletes were named Academic All-Americans and five teams were honored has national scholar squads.  

A record number of institutions (118) and student-athletes (4,492) are being recognized for the 2011-12 Academic Achievement Awards. The Pennsylvania State Athletic Association had 557 student-athletes honored, a record-high for the program, followed by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) with 400 student-athletes being recognized and the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) with 398 student-athletes being acknowledged with this award.

Rollins Student-Athletes who earned the Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award: 

The following institutions submitted student-athletes for the Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award: 

CCAA: Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State East Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Chico State, Sonoma State, UC San Diego

CACC: Bloomfield, Caldwell, Chestnut Hill, Felician, Georgian Court, Goldey-Beacom, Holy Family, Philadelphia, University of the Sciences

CIAA: Bowie State, Chowan, Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith, Lincoln, Saint Augustine's, Shaw, Virginia State

CC: Barton, Coker, King, Limestone, Mount Olive, Pfeiffer

ECC: District of Columbia, Dowling, Molloy, Queens, Saint Thomas Aquinas

GAC: Arkansas Tech, Henderson State, Arkansas Monticello

GLIAC: Grand Valley State, Lake Erie, Malone, Michigan Tech, Wayne State Univ.

GLVC: Bellarmine, Drury, Illinois Springfield, Indianapolis, Northern Kentucky, Rockhurst

GNAC: Central Washington, Montana State Billings, Northwest Nazarene, Seattle Pacific, Simon Fraser, Western Washington

GSC: West Alabama, West Florida

HC: Dallas Baptist, Texas Permian Basin

Independent: Palm Beach Atlantic; South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

LSC: Abilene Christian, Angelo State, Cameron, Incarnate Word, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Woman's

MIAA: Emporia State, Northeastern State, Southwest Baptist, Washburn

NE10: Bentley, New Haven, Southern Connecticut State, Southern New Hampshire, Stonehill

NSIC: Concordia St. Paul, Mary, Minot State, Northern State, St. Cloud State, Upper Iowa, Wayne State College

PWC: Dixie State, Hawaii-Hilo

PBC: Armstrong Atlantic State, Flagler, Francis Marion, Georgia Southwestern State, Montevallo, North Carolina Pembroke, South Carolina Aiken

PSAC: Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg, Edinboro, Gannon, Kutztown, Mansfield, Shippensburg, Slippery Rock, West Chester

RMAC: Adams State, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Western State College of Colorado

SIAC: Benedict, Clark Atlanta, Kentucky State

SAC: Newberry, Wingate

SSC: Barry, Florida Southern, Lynn, Nova Southeastern, Rollins, Saint Leo, Tampa

WVIAC: Pittsburgh Johnstown, Seton Hill, Shepherd

About D2ADA: The D2ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division 2 athletics directors. For more information about the D2ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 48^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 13 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.