BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Student-athletes in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) continue to achieve in both athletics and in the classroom. On Tuesday, the MIAC announced its Academic All-Conference Teams for the full 2020-21 academic year, which included a record 1,777 student-athletes. The previous single-year high was 1,494, set last June.Â
In order to qualify for Academic All-MIAC status, student-athletes must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors by academic standards with a minimum cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the fall and winter seasons, the typical athletic requirements for those student-athletes to qualify for Academic All-Conference was waived this year.
For the spring sports of baseball, softball, and tennis, student-athletes must have competed in 50 percent of their team’s regular-season varsity contests. In addition, baseball pitchers who made five appearances or completed 20 innings-pitched were eligible for the honor. Golfers must have competed in the 2020-21 MIAC Championships or completed a minimum of 12 competitive rounds in order to be eligible for the honor, while track and field qualifications required student-athletes to qualify for an individual event or compete on a relay team at the 2021 Outdoor MIAC Track and Field Championships.
The 2020-21 MIAC Academic All-Conference honorees can be found here, classified alphabetically first by sport, then institution. To see all-time honorees, please visit the MIAC Academic All-Conference archives.
| 2020-21 MIAC Academic All-Conference List | MIAC Academic All-Conference Archives |
