University of Delaware
Office of Public Relations
UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 24, March 20

 UD athletes tops in academics  in fall America East honors

     The University of Delaware has the highest number of
students in the America East Academic Honor Roll for fall
1996. UD students make up more than 15 percent of the list,
which includes 455 student-athletes who have earned grade
point averages of 3.0 or higher.
     Sixty-nine UD students are on the list, followed by the
universities of New Hampshire and Vermont, with 62 each.
     Eight fall sports in which America East offers
conference championship competition were represented. In
addition, Delaware student-athletes were sport academic
leaders in men's cross country, with 11, and in women's
soccer, with 17. Ten schools make up the America East
Conference.