GRINNELL, Iowa — The Midwest Conference (MWC) recognized 1,570 student-athletes as Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2023-24 academic year, announced Monday, July 15.
 
The list of honorees represents nine core member institutions and two affiliates across eighteen league-sponsored sports, including 881 student-athletes participating in men’s sports and 689 student-athletes participating in women’s sports.
 
To be recognized as a MWC Academic All-Conference honoree, a student-athlete must have satisfied a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.33 for the awarded academic year, letter in any of the league’s fall, winter, or spring sports as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior, and compete on a team that completed a minimum 50% of its scheduled contests.
 
Grinnell College led all institutions with 286 student-athletes receiving Academic All-conference honors, followed by Lawrence University with 177 and Lake Forest College with 166, highlighting the top three.
 
MWC Academic All-Conference honors are announced annually after the posting of spring term grades.

Local Student Honored at Lawrence University

More than 200 Lawrence University student-athletes have earned Academic All-Midwest Conference honors.  Lawrence had a total of 242 student-athletes encompassing 18 teams, nine women’s squads and nine men’s teams. Lawrence football led the way with 23 honorees, and women’s indoor track and field and outdoor track and field had 21 selections apiece to pace the women. Lawrence had 15 female athletes to be honored on three teams, and 11 men picked up the honor for three different teams. Lawrence had a total of 39 multi-sport athletes included in its group.

    To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.33 cumulative grade point average and letter in their sport.

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