KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its academic awards for the 2023-24 women's golf season. Two-hundred and fourteen student-athletes from all 12 MIAA baseball playing institutions were honored by the Association for their work in the classroom. 

The league’s prestigious Academic Excellence Award was awarded to just nine baseball players in the 2024 season. An Academic Excellence Award recipient must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of at least 4.00 at the certifying member institution. The honoree also must have at least two terms of grades reported at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the nine recipients of the Academic Excellence Award, click here. 

The Scholar-Athlete Award distinction went to 16 baseball players who excelled on the field and in the classroom. In the classroom, an MIAA Scholar-Athlete is an individual who has a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.50 or better at the certifying member institution. They must also have at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. On the field, student-athletes must receive All-MIAA honors to achieve Scholar-Athlete status. To view the list of the 16 baseball Scholar-Athletes form the 2024 season, click here. 

Two-hundred and fourteen MIAA baseball players were named to the league's Academic Honor Roll. To be recognized on the league’s Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have a grade point average used by the institution for purposes of NCAA academic certification of 3.00 or above at the certifying member institution. They also need at least two terms of attendance at the certifying member institution, excluding summer terms. To view the 214 baseball student-athletes named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll in the 2024 season, click here.
 
These academic awards do not include first-year freshmen or first-year transfers. The MIAA will release its Newcomer Academic Awards from the 2023-24 academic year in late June.