OU Places 147 on Summit League Academic Honor Roll

Oakland University placed 147 student-athletes on The Summit League winter/spring Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced Friday. Oakland had the second-most student-athletes represented on the honor roll list.

The Golden Grizzlies had members from all 11 of its winter/spring sports earn the academic recognition. A total of 1,085 student-athletes made the list. For the 2012-13 year, Oakland had the most student-athletes earn academic honor roll selections with 220, followed by South Dakota State with 216 and Western Illinois with 189.

In order to be selected to the Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have a 3.0 or better grade-point average (GPA) in the semester in which they compete and must use a year of eligibility.