Liberty Athletics honors students for academic achievements

Liberty Athletics held its ninth annual Academic Awards Banquet on Monday, May 2, honoring the hard work and achievements of its student-athletes in the classroom.

The banquet was held in the Club Pavilion of the Williams Stadium Tower and honored all student-athletes with a cumulative 3.0 grade-point average (GPA) or higher. Liberty Athletics invited 282 student-athletes who met the scholastic criteria, the highest number of invitees in Athletics Department history.

Academic highlights announced during the evening included 17 out of 21 programs with a 3.0 or higher team GPA, 119 students with a 3.5 GPA or higher and 12 student-athletes who are maintaining a perfect 4.0 GPA.

• For the full story, and a list of all student athletes recognized at the banquet, go to www.libertyflames.com