UMaine Places Highest Percent of Student-Athletes on America East Fall Academic Honor Roll

The University of Maine had the highest percentage of its fall student-athletes named to the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll, released Feb. 26.

The Black Bears had 59 student-athletes, or 77.6 percent, honored for their academic standing. UMaine led all America East field hockey schools, with 85 percent of the team honored for achieving a 3.0 grade point average or higher.

The America East Conference released its 2014 fall academic honor roll with nearly two-thirds of all student-athletes receiving recognition. There were 694 student-athletes named to the America East Academic Honor Roll for achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher, with more than 400 student-athletes named to the America East Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll for achieving a 3.5 GPA or better.

The full news release with a complete list of honorees is online.