MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Southern New Hampshire University athletic department saw 242 of its student-athletes, representing all 18 programs, earn NE10 Spring 2023 Academic Honor Roll status, the league office announced Friday.

In total, 3,770 NE10 student-athletes earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better, as the Academic Honor Roll members made up 64 percent of the total number of student-athletes from the 13 NE10 institutions and four associate members. In addition, 12 of 13 NE10 full member institutions had at least 50-percent of their student-athletes on the list. Six institutions had over 65-percent of their student-athletes included, which included SNHU at 66 percent. The Penmen also had 24 perfect 4.0 GPAs.

The Academic Honor Roll – formerly the Commissioner's Honor Roll – acknowledges the commitment of NE10 student-athletes to excel in the classroom with three designations – Academic Excellence (4.0 GPA), Academic Distinction (3.50-3.99 GPA) and Academic Honors (3.00-3.49 GPA).   

In a sport-by-sport breakdown, the Penmen women's tennis team placed first in the league in their sport with nine selections, while men's tennis was second with 10. Looking just at the institution, baseball led the way for SNHU with 25 honorees, with men's lacrosse (23), women's lacrosse (23), women's soccer (22), men's ice hockey (21), men's soccer (21) and women's track & field (21) rounding out the top.

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