CARROLLTON, Ga. – The Division II Athletic Directors Association released their 2022-23 Academic Achievement Award this week and 83 University of West Georgia student-athletes were honored with the annual award.

The award honors those student-athletes who have completed at least two years of college level work and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher. West Georgia saw an increase from last year when 44 student-athletes earned the honor.

"Awards like these, especially academic-focused ones, are exciting to announce," said Director of Athletics Jason Carmichael. "It's even more satisfying to be able to announce a substantive year-over-year increase this time around. We are beyond proud of the effort of our student-athletes, coaches, and support staff."

A record-breaking number of 19,646 student-athletes were honored by the D2ADA, and the Gulf South Conference saw 515 student-athletes earn the honor.