July 3, 2006

Full Academic Honor Roll List

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee placed 67 student-athletes on the Horizon League's Spring Academic Honor Roll.

That number tied Butler for the most in the league, continuing a trend of stellar academic performance by UWM atudent-athletes. For the spring semester, UWM student-athletes again compiled a department-wide grade-point average of better than 3.0.

The list of honorees from UWM is highlighted by 12 student-athletes apiece from both women's soccer and women's track and field/cross country. The list also includes seven members of the women's volleyball team and women's swimming and diving team along with six people apiece from men's track and field/cross country, men's soccer and men's swimming and diving. There were also five women's basketball players, three baseball players, two women's tennis players and one men's basketball player honored.

Members for the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll must meet three criteria in order to qualify: 1) participation in at least one of the League's 19 sports during the most recent (or current) season; 2) completion of three semesters (or four quarters, where applicable) as a full-time student at the same member institution; and 3) a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.25 (on a 4.00 scale).