2014-15 Winter Academic All-League Selections

INDIANAPOLIS - Honoring student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League announced its 2014-15 Winter Academic All-League Teams on Monday. Oakland led the Horizon League with 20 honorees as a total of 72 student-athletes from six winter sports were honored in balloting by the League's faculty athletics representatives and sports information directors.

Oakland leads the league in academic all-league selections for the first time since joining the conference in the summer of 2013, followed by 12 from Milwaukee, nine from Youngstown State and eight from Valparaiso. Detroit had six winners, while Green Bay and Wright State had five, Cleveland State four and UIC rounded out the voting with three honorees.

The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League Teams in each of its 19 championship sports. To be eligible for Academic All-Horizon League consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale) and have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits.

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