CHICAGO – UIC student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom as 127 student-athletes were named to the Horizon League Fall 2021 Honor Roll.
It is the fourth consecutive semester in which over 100 Flames have earned the recognition and is just two shy of the record of 129 set last fall.
As a department, the Flames posted a 3.27 grade-point average, surpassing the 3.0 standard for the 16
th straight semester. A total of 183 student-athletes achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher, of which 106 earned a 3.5 or better GPA to earn Dean's List distinction. An impressive 66 student-athletes finished the fall semester with a perfect 4.0 GPA.
In total, 1,440 student-athletes across the league made Honor Roll. All 12 institutions were represented on the last as well as all every Horizon League sponsored sport.
UIC's women's swimming and diving and baseball teams led the way with 18 honorees each this past semester. Women's track and field/cross country and women's soccer had 12 honorees each, and the volleyball and softball teams added 10 apiece to the Honor Roll. The men's swimming and diving program placed nine on the list, while men's track and field/cross country and men's soccer each saw eight earn Honor Roll designation. The women's basketball program had six representatives. Women's golf and women's tennis both saw five student-athletes named to the list, men's tennis placed four on the Honor Roll and men's basketball rounded out UIC's representation with two.
The men's and women's tennis programs swept the top team GPAs for each gender this past semester.
Shannon Tully's women's tennis program led the way with a team GPA of 3.88 while
Hans Neufeld's men's tennis team was the top performing program among all men's teams with a 3.64 GPA.
Candidates for the Honor Roll must meet three criteria in order to qualify:
1) participation in at least one of the League's 19 sports during the most recent (or current) season.
2) completion of three semesters (or four quarters, where applicable) as a full-time student at the same member institution.
3) a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.20 (on a 4.00 scale).
The following Flames were named to the Horizon League Spring 2022 Honor Roll
