ANNVILLE, Pa. - On Friday afternoon the Middle Atlantic Conference announced the MAC Academic Honor Roll for the Fall of 2021. Among the 1,843 student-athletes honored on Friday, Messiah student-athletes comprised 118 names on that list. The Fall MAC Honor Roll celebrates student-athletes who competed in men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.
Of the 18 MAC schools, Messiah finished fifth overall and second among schools not sponsoring football.
In total, 19 of Messiah's fall student-athletes earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
Across the fall sports, Messiah's women's soccer team earned the most honorees with 24 included on the MAC Honor Roll. Men's soccer was close behind with 22 accolades while men's and women's cross country both finished with 21, field hockey earned 20, and women's volleyball picked up 10 laurels.
Click here to see the complete list of the student-athletes named to the 2021 MAC Fall Sports Academic Honor Roll.
About the MAC Honor Roll
The fall academic honor roll is comprised of student-athletes who compete in a varsity level sport and registered a fall term/semester GPA of 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale) or higher. Since 2020-21, the MAC has allowed its institutions to name all of their NCAA-competing sports to the MAC Academic Honor Roll even if the MAC does not sponsor the sport. To date, the additional sports recognized are beach volleyball (spring), men's and women's fencing (winter) and women's wrestling (winter).
