TROY, N.Y. – Liberty League commissioner Tracy King has announced that 383 winter sport student-athletes have qualified for the league's 2023-2024 All-Academic Teams in their respective sports, the most for a winter season in the league's 28-year history. The previous high was 380 set in 2021-2022.
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Skidmore had a program record 38 winter athletics honored. The women's basketball team led its sport with 11, while the women's swimming and diving team tied with Ithaca with 16 athletes.
The winter championship sports include men's and women's basketball, men's and women's squash, and men's and women's swimming and diving. To be recognized as a member of the All-Academic team a student-athlete must be a sophomore or higher in class standing with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.30.
"The Liberty League has always taken great pride in the academic success of our student-athletes," said King. "Our student-athletes continue to demonstrate that it is possible to not only excel academically but to achieve athletically at the highest levels in Division III. I congratulate and salute them on their outstanding achievements."
2023-2024 LIBERTY LEAGUE WINTER ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS:
Men's Basketball
Women's Basketball
Men's Squash
Women's Squash
Men's Swimming & Diving
Women's Swimming & Diving
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