ST. LOUIS — A total of 82 South Dakota State football student-athletes from the 2024 team were recognized academically Thursday on the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.Â
Headlining the group were nine squad members who also were honored with the league's highest academic honor, the President's Council Academic Award. The President's Council Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average (through Fall 2024 semester) and participation in athletics a minimum of two years. The student-athlete must be scheduled to graduate by the end of the summer of 2025. League-wide, 55 student-athletes received the recognition.
In addition, 47 Jackrabbits received the league's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the previous two semesters (freshmen are not eligible), and 82 were Honor Roll selections for recording a minimum 3.0 GPA as a full-time student during the 2024 fall term. Nearly 800 student-athletes across the league attained Honor Roll status.