NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Tuesday that 271 Billikens received Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction for 2022-23.

The Billikens are part of a record 3,953 student-athletes receiving Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction for 2022-23. This is the highest total in league history and is the fourth year in a row the total number of honorees has topped 3,500.

Designed to recognize excellence in the classroom, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport at a full member institution must have a combined fall and spring semester grade point average of 3.0 or higher for the academic year to be selected for the Commissioner's Honor Roll. Both freshmen and graduate students are eligible to receive the award. In each of the last six years, the league honored over 3,000 student-athletes per year.

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"It is extraordinary that once again our student-athletes have set a record for Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction," stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade. "Scholastic achievement is a cornerstone of the Atlantic 10 Conference, and the educational experience and academic success of our student-athletes is a priority to the A-10 membership.  I applaud each of the 3,953 student-athletes and our 15 schools for their commitment and continued success."

The total surpasses the previous record set in 2020-21 of 3,845 honorees. This year there were 327 student-athletes that achieved a 4.0 GPA, representing over eight percent of the total number of honorees nearly 22 student-athletes per school with perfect GPAs across the 15 member institutions.  Two-thirds (a remarkable 66 percent) of the honorees, equaling 2,610 student-athletes, recorded a 3.5 GPA or better for the 2022-23 academic year. Additionally, the average number of honorees per school was 263.6.

The 2022-23 class is made up of 16.5 percent (653 total honorees) first year students, 22.4 percent (886 total) sophomores, 21.0 percent (832 total) juniors and 30.4 percent (1,202 total) seniors. There were 339 graduate students honored, comprising 8.6 percent of the class. Both the senior and graduate totals and percentages are increases over last year.