A record number 216 Stetson University student-athletes received ASUN Honor Roll accolades for posting a 3.0 GPA or better during the 2018-19 academic year.

Stetson ranked second among the nine league members and broke another school record with 83.4 percent of its ASUN student-athletes earning a spot on the Honor Roll.  Student-athletes from football and men’s and women’s rowing compete in other conferences and are not included in the ASUN totals.

Lipscomb University claimed the ASUN Academic Champion Trophy with 87.5 percent of its student-athletes landing on the Honor Roll. Jacksonville (75.4 percent) and UNF (73.5 percent) followed Stetson in third and fourth place, respectively, in the academic standings.

As a league, 70.84 percent of ASUN student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or better to earn Honor Roll recognition. Now in the 19th year of the ASUN Honor Roll, the mark sits as the second-highest in league history trailing only last year’s percentage of 71.7. 

“The student-athletes in the ASUN continue to succeed academically at a tremendous rate, which showcases the commitment our coaches, faculty and administrators have made to the Students First mindset,” stated ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart. “We congratulate each of those student-athletes and our institutions for their accomplishments and look forward to the upcoming year as we look to achieve a new conference record.”

Across sports, 10 sports reached at least 75 percent for Honor Roll recognition with Women’s Tennis (90.41), Women’s Soccer (85.29), Women’s Cross Country (84.33), Beach Volleyball (84.21), Women’s Golf (84.0), Volleyball (81.2), Women’s Lacrosse (80.0), Men’s Golf (78.75), Softball (78.29) and Men’s Soccer (76.53) leading the way. In total, 1,657 ASUN Conference student-athletes registered at least a 3.0 GPA for the 2018-19 academic year.

The ASUN Conference, a member of NCAA Division I, boasts nine member institutions committed to Building Winners for Life. The ASUN meets the challenge of maintaining the highest standards in academic and athletic achievement with a true balance between student and athlete. The ASUN includes a blend of the most prestigious and dynamic private and public institutions in the region: Florida Gulf Coast University, Jacksonville University, Kennesaw State University, Liberty University, Lipscomb University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of North Alabama, University of North Florida and Stetson University. The addition of Bellarmine University in Louisville, Ky., will bring the ASUN membership to ten for the 2020-21 academic year. 

–GoHatters.com

Stetson’s 2018-19 ASUN Honor Roll members: