Baseball | March 3, 2015

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.— The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Friday that 1,470 of its student-athletes earned the Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction, including 127 from La Salle. 

The 1,470 represents an average of 105 honorees per institution, a record average for the league. That surpasses the average of 103 set in the spring of 2014. The 1,470 total is also the highest number of student-athletes to achieve the distinction in a 14-member Atlantic 10 since prior to 2007, making it the most during Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade's tenure. It eclipsed the previous record of 1,369 set during the Spring 2012 semester. It is the eighth straight semester that over 1,300 student-athletes have earned the distinction.

To be listed on the bi-annual Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester. Freshmen are eligible to receive the award.

Massachusetts had the most honorees with 163, followed by Fordham with 139 and Duquesne with 130. A complete list of honorees is included with this release.