The total tops last year’s mark of 132 and is nearly 50 percent of the school’s student-athletes that compete in an NE-10 sponsored sport

FULL LIST OF FRANKLIN PIERCE STUDENT-ATHLETES ON NE-10 HONOR ROLL

RINDGE, N.H. (July 6, 2011) – Franklin Pierce University had 161 of its student-athletes named to the Spring 2011 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday. The 161 student-athletes came from 15 teams on the Rindge campus that compete in the Northeast-10. This year’s total eclipses last year’s mark of 132, and it represents nearly 50 percent of the Raven student-athletes that compete in an NE-10 sponsored sport.

To be eligible for selection to the NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have met and/or exceeded a minimum 3.0 semester grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) during the spring ’11 semester.

Five (5) Franklin Pierce student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA, while 69 others posted a mark between 3.50 and 3.99.

On the men’s side, the baseball team led the way for all teams with 33 of its student-athletes being named to the honor roll. The women’s team with the highest number of honorees was the soccer squad, which produced 16 members on the academic list.

Seven other Raven teams produced double-digit honorees on the academic honor roll, including field hockey (15), ice hockey (13), women’s basketball (12), softball (11), men’s soccer (11), women’s lacrosse (10) and men’s lacrosse (10).

The other Franklin Pierce teams to be recognized on the honor roll included golf (8 honorees), volleyball (7 honorees), men’s basketball (6 honorees), women’s tennis (6 honorees), cross country (6 honorees) and men’s tennis (5 honorees).

It marked the second-consecutive day the Northeast-10 honored Franklin Pierce for its academic success. On Tuesday, standouts Derek Ingui (baseball), Emily Griffin (softball) and Emily Lodge (women’s lacrosse) were named to the NE-10 Spring All-Academic Teams for their respective sport for acquiring a GPA of 3.30 or higher.

For a complete list of Franklin Pierce student-athletes who received a spot on the commissioner’s honor roll, please click on the PDF attachment at the top of this email.

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