DALLAS, Texas — Charlotte student-athletes were awarded the most academic medals this year in the intercollegiate athletic conference, Conference USA.
According to a Conference USA release, earlier this month, the Charlotte 49ers had 117 student-athletes earn the Commissioner's Academic Medal for the 2022-23 academic year and 291 student-athletes on the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
To receive an Academic Medal, student-athletes must earn a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or better for the academic year, and the Commissioner's Honor Roll can be achieved through a 3.0-grade point average or better.
The women's soccer and women's cross-country teams dominated the Academic Medal category with 22 and 13 student-athletes receiving the award.
These teams also had their entire rosters make the Commissioner's Honor Roll, ranking this year as the third-highest in 49er history for the number of student-athletes to earn a spot on the list.
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