ODAC Announces 2021-22 All-Academic Team

ODAC Announces 2021-22 All-Academic Team
Posted: Jul 25, 2022

Conference Honors 2,519 Student-Athletes

Updated: August 5, 2022

FOREST, Va. --- ODAC student-athletes had a banner season in their athletic arenas during the 2021-22 campaign, but that was not the only way they thrived. The conference's membership starred with the books at nearly league-record levels, resulting in 2,519 student-athletes earning recognition on the 2021-22 ODAC All-Academic Team.

This is the third straight season the ODAC All-Academic Team topped 2,500 honorees. This year's accomplishment came with two fewer schools in the mix than in 2020-21 -- Emory & Henry (full-time) and Southern Virginia (associate for football) -- making the final tally that much more impressive. The ODAC saw 2,560 student-athletes honored last season and a record 2,681 in 2019-20.

Eligibility for the ODAC All-Academic Team is open to any student-athlete that competes in a conference-sponsored sport, regardless of academic class. Prospective honorees must achieve at least a 3.25 grade point average for the academic year to be considered for ODAC All-Academic Team recognition.

RELATED: ODAC All-Academic Team (PDF) | See below for team-by-team sortable breakdowns

A conference-record five schools eclipsed 200 honorees with 11 members featuring 100 or more representatives. Washington and Lee University remains perched at the top with 461 student-athletes earning recognition, nine more than last season. Shenandoah University (291), University of Lynchburg (278), Bridgewater College (211) and Randolph-Macon College (204) joined W&L over the 200-honoree threshold. The totals for Shenandoah, Lynchburg, and Bridgewater mark new school-records.

Multi-year streaks of 100-plus honorees continued for several institutions including Roanoke College (198), Virginia Wesleyan University (170), Ferrum College (146), Guilford College (116), Eastern Mennonite University (114), and Hampden-Sydney College (111). Randolph College (90) and Hollins University (67) both topped their 2021-22 totals with HU's tally serving as a new school benchmark. Sweet Briar College (57) matched its representation from a season ago.

Below are links to not only the full listing (PDF) of 2,519 honorees, but individual school pages. Each PDF is static and sorted by the sport played and last name within those sports. The dynamic webpages can be sorted by last name, predicted graduation year, and sport (alphabetic priority for those that compete in multiple sports).

For more information, visit the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter and Instagram.

2021-22 ODAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM | Full Listing (PDF)

* New school-record