130 Fordham Student-Athletes Named to Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the 2013 Fall semester
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Seven Women's Swimming Student-Athletes with 3.50 GPA or Better for Spring Semester Honored
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Newport News, Va. (March 17, 2014) - The Atlantic 10 Conference recorded its second-highest number of student-athletes that earned a spot on the prestigious Commissioner's Honor Roll. There were 1,618 student-athletes that qualified for Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction for the Spring 2013 semester. Among those honored were 130 Fordham University student-athletes, the second highest representation among the conference schools, including seven members of the women's swim team.
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Fordham was fourth among all conference schools with 130 student-athletes on the list. Massachusetts led all schools with 141 named to the list while La Salle was second (135) and Duquesne third (131).
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To be listed on the 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.
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The 1,618 honorees is second only to the Fall 2012 semester when 1,637 student-athletes received the distinction. For the 2012-13 year, there were 3,255 selections to the Commissioner's Honor Roll, which eclipsed the previous single-year record of 2,728 by over 500 selections.
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"The fact that we continue to shatter records with the number of student-athletes honored with Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction is a credit to the dedication our student-athletes have to their academic endeavors," stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. "Academics is at the forefront of our mission as a conference and something our membership puts a high value on. These numbers demonstrate a commitment by our institutions to that academic success."
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The Atlantic 10 also ranks second in the NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) among 31 conferences and fifth in the Academic Progress Rate (APR).
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Here is a list of Fordham student-athletes named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2013 semester from the women's swimming squad:
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Savannah Coe – Junior – Auburn, Wash. – Thomas Jefferson
Katie Giuliani – Sophomore – Havertown, Pa. – Archbishop Carroll
Kalena Laurent – Freshman – Everett, Wash. – Cascade
Victoria McGovern – Junior – Stamford, Conn. – Stamford
Maureen McKenna – Junior  - Parlin, N.J. – Sayreville
Jordan Tomimatsu – Junior – Oakland, Calif. – Bishop O'Dowd
Hailey Cox – Junior – South Hadley, Mass. – Holyoke Catholic
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