NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The University of Dayton Division of Athletics placed 104 student-athletes on the Atlantic 10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll during the Fall of 2011 semester, as announced by conference officials this week.

The Flyers garnered the fifth-most student-athletes on the list among the 14 Atlantic 10 Conference institutions.

To be listed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester. Freshmen are eligible to receive the award. Dayton fields 15 of the Atlantic 10’s 21 sponsored sports.

A total of 1,354 student-athletes made the list – the highest number of student-athletes to achieve the distinction since 2007, making it the most during Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade’s tenure. The totals broke 1,200 in the Fall of 2010 and 1,300 honorees last spring.

“We pride ourselves on the academic success stories in the Atlantic 10,” said McGlade. “To have over 1,300 student-athletes achieve a 3.5 GPA or better for the second straight semester, and to have the Fall 2011 total be a record is a testament to our student-athletes and our member institutions. The commitment they have made to succeeding academically is apparent.”

Fall '11 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
Institution UMass La Salle Fordham Duquesne Dayton Xavier Rhode Island Charlotte SLU    St. Joseph’s George Washington St. Bonaventure Temple  Richmond	Student-Athletes 128 125 122 110 104 102 97 95 93 96 84 81 77 56