PEMBROKE — A banner year in the classroom led to additional recognition for UNC Pembroke’s student-athletes on Tuesday afternoon when 167 Braves were named to the Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll Presented by Southern Recognition LLC.

The Presidential Honor Roll, compiled at the end of the fall and spring semesters, recognizes student-athletes who have earned a 3.20 grade point average on a 4.00 scale. A student-athlete that earned a GPA between 3.20-3.59 is recognized as cum laude, a student-athlete that earned a GPA between 3.60-3.99 is recognized as magna cum laude and a student-athlete that earned a GPA of 4.0 is recognized as summa cum laude.

All student-athletes — including underclassmen, transfers and those who play non-conference sponsored sports — are eligible for the recognition as long as they participated during the past semester.

Eight varsity athletic teams registered a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better during the 2021-22 academic year, including an impressive 3.559 GPA by the golf squad. UNCP’s student-athletes also raked in 230 Chancellor’s or Honor’s List honors over the course of the 2021-22 season as well. A total of 22 student-athletes amassed a perfect 4.0 GPA over both the fall and spring terms.

UNCP has now sent 100 or more student-athletes to a conference academic honor roll for 13-straight years. The 2021-22 academic year marked the ninth time in the last 10 years that 150 or more student-athletes have graced a conference academic honor roll.