SoCon Announces 2024-25 Honor Roll and Spring Academic All-Conference Teams
Conference Sets New Record With 2,735 Student-Athletes On Honor Roll
2024-25 SoCon Honor Roll
2024-25 SoCon 4.0 GPA List
2024-25 SoCon Commissioner's Medal
2024-25 Spring Academic All-Conference Team
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced its 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll and Spring Academic All-Conference Teams Wednesday, setting a record for honor roll achievement.
The SoCon recognized 2,735 student-athletes on its 2024-25 Academic Honor Roll, the highest total since the Honor Roll originated in 1989.
This year's total topped the previous high of 2,646 set in 2019-20 and includes 288 student-athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The conference's 10 full members and nine associate members saw 846 student-athletes earn the Commissioner's Medal – awarded annually to those who attain a grade point average of 3.80 or higher throughout the year.
"We are extremely proud to celebrate an epic year for academic achievement across the Southern Conference," SoCon Commissioner Michael Cross said. "With a record 2,735 student-athletes earning recognition on our Honor Roll, our member institutions continue to demonstrate their unwavering commitment to academic excellence. The 288 student-athletes who achieved perfect 4.00 GPAs and the 846 who earned Commissioner's Medals represent the pinnacle of what it means to be a scholar-athlete. These outstanding individuals, along with the dedicated faculty, academic advisors, and support staff who guide them, embody the values that make the SoCon a leader in combining athletic competition with educational achievement."
The Academic Honor Roll was established to recognize the conference's academic success and consists of student-athletes who participated in conference-sponsored varsity sports and posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher for the academic year. The award differs from the Academic All-Conference award, which is determined by cumulative grade point average and involves a participation requirement.
The Commissioner's Medal total is the seventh-best in conference history.
Mercer sat atop the league with 389 members on this year's honor roll, followed by Wofford (314), ETSU (293), Furman (275), and Samford (273). The Bears also paced the SoCon with 61 student-athletes achieving a 4.0 grade point average, and with 125 earning the Commissioner's Medal.
Of its 10 full members, the SoCon had six schools secure at least 250 spots on the honor roll, and eight schools had at least 200 honorees.
The 2024-25 Spring Academic All-Conference Teams featured 507 student-athletes in 14 sports – totaling 602 spots.
To qualify for the Academic All-Conference Team, student-athletes must have a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average after the spring semester and participate in at least 50 percent of their team's competitions during the most recent season.
The total marks the fourth time in the past five spring semesters that at least 600 student-athletes have been honored.
Samford led the way this spring with 88 Academic All-SoCon selections. Wofford was a close second with 83 student-athletes on the team, and UNC Greensboro followed in third with 72 honorees. Six of the conference's 10 full members had at least 50 student-athletes earn a spot on the team.
The Spring Academic All-Conference Team had 30 student-athletes with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA. Samford led that group with six, followed by Chattanooga (5), Furman (4), and UNC Greensboro (4).
The 602 selections are the fourth-most in the history of the Spring Academic All-Conference Team.