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Fordham University Teams Honored by NCAA for High Academic Achievement

Fordham one of 56 NCAA Division I programs to have teams recognized nine straight years

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, Sean Sullivan, Nicholas Allen, Dan Kearney, Eric Mullery, R.J. Simmons, Landon Kern, Mike Hay, Patrick Lenihan, and Davis DeFontes) were honored with Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-Academic awards and were also named to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Varsity Scholar Athlete Team.
 
In the fall, 22 football student-athletes were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, 130 student-athletes were named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the fall semester (fourth among the 13 conference schools) and 329 student-athletes were honored at the 2014 Breakfast for Champions for compiling a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher. The 345 student-athletes honored represented 67% of the student-athletes at Fordham.
 
The Atlantic 10 ranked fifth in number of teams recognized among 31 Division I leagues. The league also ranked fifth in the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate, which was released last fall.
 
"Year in and year out, our student-athletes and teams prove their dedication to success in all aspects of their college life, but most especially academics," stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. "Having 58 of our teams recognized for being in the top 10 percent of the NCAA in APR scores for their sport should be commended. All of the credit goes to the student-athletes and athletic departments in the Atlantic 10 that emphasize a commitment to scholastic success."
 
Nearly every Atlantic 10 sport (20 of 21) had at least one team receive public recognition. Women's tennis had the most teams of any sport on the NCAA list with eight. Three sports had five teams recognized (men's golf, men's tennis, and women's cross country). Volleyball and women's indoor and outdoor track and field each had four teams represented.
 
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