Edison, NJ (July 20, 2005)- A total of 793 athletes were honored for their achievements both academically and athletically today as the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference announced the 2004-05 New York Lottery MAAC Academic Honor Roll. Manhattan placed 95 students on the list, up from 88 last year and 71 in 2002-03, to place third overall.
To be eligible for the New York Lottery MAAC Academic Honor Roll, an athlete must hold a grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale and be in his or her second year of athletic eligibility. The Honor Roll is open to both full-time and associate members of the MAAC with athletes represented in all 25 sports that the conference sponsors.
The Jaspers' men's and women's track teams each placed 12 members on the list to pace Manhattan's teams, followed closely by softball (11), women's soccer (9), and women's swimming (7) and men's lacrosse (7).
Marist College heads the list of honored student-athletes with 111, followed by Iona College with 98 and Manhattan College with 95. The rest of the list is as follows: Siena College 79, Loyola College 68, Niagara University 66, Canisius College 61, Rider University 60, Saint Peter's College 46 and Fairfield University 41. Among the associate members, La Salle University, which competed in the MAAC Football League, had the most with 13.
