Honors and awards recognizing student-athletes' academic excellence

Oswego State student-athletes receive numerous academic honors and awards. Many of our Laker athletes are named to the SUNYAC Commissioner's List and All-Academic Teams. In addition, Oswego State recognizes all of its student-athletes that have attained a 3.0 or greater grade-point average each semester. For the 2008-2009 academic year, 171 student-athletes were recognized with the Award for Academic Excellence.

Special individual awards-- including the Donald Snygg Award and Oswego Woman Scholar Athlete Award -- are also presented annually.

PHOTO CAPTION: Wrestler Derrick Smith and women's basketball player Heather Merino earned the highest academic award given to Laker student-athletes.  Smith received the Donald Snygg and Merino earned the Oswego Woman's Scholar-Athlete Award.  Both are honored student-athletes who have completed at least two years in a varsity athletic program and maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30 along with demonstrating athletic success.  The awards were presented by Oswego State Athletic Director Timothy G. Hale at the Honors Convocation held on April 25, 2008.

The Oswego State wrestling team earned national recognition as one of 25 NCAA Scholar Teams, as sponsored by the National Wrestling Coaches Association.

Oswego State student-athletes were a prominent part of the 2007 Oswego State Honors Convocation. Mat Burridge of the men’s basketball team and Shelly Dann of the women’s swimming and diving team received the top academic awards presented to Laker student-athletes.

The Oswego State athletics department is proud to recognize the academic achievements of our student-athletes by introducing the Lakers in the Classroom section at the official athletics Web site.