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Knights earn 40 Academic All-Conference awards
June 26, 2017 at 11:34 am
MIAC Academic All-Conference
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Winter/Spring 2016-17 Academic All-Conference honorees today, with Carleton College student-athletes earning distinction 40 times. To qualify for recognition, student-athletes must be a sophomore, junior, or senior, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
A total of 18 honors went to Knight seniors (pictured), 14 to juniors, and eight to sophomores. (The full listing of Carleton honorees can be found at the bottom of this release.)
With 73 total Academic All-Conference awards during the 2016-17 academic year…
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