CLEVELAND, OH: The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2024-25 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards, in its 18th year, is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of Student-Athletes at the Division II level in NCAA sponsored sports. For the first time since inception, there were more than 20,000 student-athletes recognized (22,756) from a record 202 institutions for the 2024-25 Academic Achievement Awards. This year's totals are the highest in the program's history. Historically, 190,032 total student-athletes have been recognized since the inception of the awards program.

147 Walsh Student-Athletes earned this honor for their strong performances in the classroom. 
To qualify for this honor, the following must occur:

• The AD must be a current dues-paying member of the D2 ADA.
• 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