• 2017-18 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll Selections (PDF) | Commissioner's Honor Roll History | Medal of Honor Release
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – On Wednesday it was announced that a record 1,349 student-athletes have been named to the Ohio Valley Conference’s Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2017-18 academic year.
That marks the single-largest total in League history, surpassing the mark of 1,337 honorees set in 2015-16.
To be listed, recipients must have achieved at least a 3.25 grade point average, have been eligible and on the team throughout the competitive season in their chosen NCAA-sponsored sport(s) and used a season of competition.
Those numbers included 34 student-athletes who compete in non-OVC championship sports that do not compete in another conference (i.e. Southeast Missouri gymnastics, UT Martin equestrian, Austin Peay, Jacksonville State and Morehead State beach volleyball) and 155 student-athletes who were recipients in multiple sports (and counted just once in the final total).
Jacksonville State had the most selections to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll (139) while the sport of women’s track and field was the sport with the most honorees league-wide (188).
Over the past 10 years the OVC has honored nearly 12,000 student-athletes with the Commissioner’s Honor Roll award.
Earlier this week the League announced that 240 student-athletes earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for having perfect 4.0 grade point averages last academic year. The League will announce the winner of the Academic Achievement Award and Team Academic Achievement Awards on Thursday.