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Record Number of Student-Athletes On American All-Academic Team

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced the names of more than 2,400 student-athletes who have been selected to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

Nominations for the All-Academic Team are submitted by each of the American Athletic Conference’s member institutions. To be eligible for the honor, a nominee must have competed in an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport, attained a minimum grade-point average of 3.00 for the preceding academic year, and completed a minimum of two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters of academic work, with a total of 18 semester or 27 quarter credits, not including remedial courses.