CLEVELAND, Ohio – Belmont Abbey had 167 student-athletes selected as recipients of 2024-25 Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards, the organization announced today. The Crusaders are among a total of 1,177 Conference Carolinas student-athletes honored.

For the first time since inception, there were more than 22,000 student-athletes recognized (22,740) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history.

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the Director of Athletics of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.

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

To learn more and to see a full listing of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award recipients, please visit this website.