ATLANTA – A record high 1,474 student-athletes were named to the 2021-22 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average throughout the 2021-22 academic year.

Benedict had a total of 185 student-athletes named to the Commissioner's All-Academic Team for having a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Student-athletes with a 3.2 or higher were considered for all-academic team honors. The number of student-athletes selected in each sport is determined by the number of positions usually involved in that sport. Benedict had a total of 21 student-athletes named to their respective sport.

Fifty-one students from 13 institutions recorded a 4.0 grade point average.

Benedict College and Kentucky State University led all institutions in this year's All-Academic Honors by capturing four all-academic team awards. The Tigers captured team awards in women's cross country, women's tennis, women's track and field, and softball.

The following student-athletes were named to the All-Academic Team for their respective sport:
Loobert Denelus, football
Eilika Lane, women's cross country
Anony Walton, women's cross country
Ryusei Takahashi, men's cross country
Nelson Kipkemboi, men's cross country
Olivia Simms, women's tennis
Divgurjot Singh, men's tennis
Clint Forbes, men's volleyball
Donovan Wilmott, men's volleyball
Eilika Lane, women's track & field
Anony Walton, women's track & field
Santiona Freeman, women's track & field
Kanesha Moses, women's track & field
Corey Witter, men's track & field
Andy Furguson, men's track & field
Kevin Francis, men's track & field
Ryusei Takahashi, men's track & field
Jacob Kent, baseball
Jalen McDuffie, baseball
Daisha Mitchell, softball
Miyah Rogers, softball
 
For a complete list of the 2021-22 SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team, click here.
 
For a complete list of the 2021-22 All-Academic Teams, click here.