BOONE, N.C. — The Sun Belt Conference announced its academic honors for the 2020-21 calendar Thursday, with App State leading the league's members in program-wide GPA for student-athletes, Commissioner's List selections and Academic Honor Roll selections.
App State's average GPA of 3.42 within the athletic program during the 2020-21 year ranked No. 1, ahead of second-place Arkansas State's 3.35 GPA. The Mountaineers produced 158 selections for the Commissioner's List (3.5 GPA or higher in 2020-21) and 113 additional selections to the Academic Honor Roll (between a 3.0 and 3.49 GPA).
In total, App State accounted for 271 of the nearly 2,500 student-athletes to be recognized among the 13 schools that are affiliated with the Sun Belt.