ATLANTA, Ga. (July 28, 2021) – A record high, 1,454 student-athletes, was named to the 2020-21 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average throughout the 2020-21 academic year.
Student-athletes with a 3.2 or higher were considered for all-academic team honors. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions usually involved in that sport.
Fifty-five students from 11 institutions recorded a 4.0 grade point average.
Benedict College led all institutions in this year’s All-Academic Honors by capturing five all-academic team awards in football, women’s cross country, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, and softball.
Miles College, Morehouse College, Kentucky State University, and Spring Hill College each captured two team awards.
For a complete list of the 2020-21 SIAC Commissioner’s All-Academic Team,
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For a complete list of the 2020-21 All-Academic Team,
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About the SIAC
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous six-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors seven men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
www.thesiac.com.