CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke University collected a conference-high 620 student-athletes on the 68th annual ACC Academic Honor Roll released Thursday by the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils have led the conference in ACC Honor Roll selections in 36 of the past 37 years.
The ACC Academic Honor Roll is comprised of student-athletes who participated in a varsity-level sport and registered a grade point average of 3.0 or better for the full academic year. The 6,187 student-athletes recognized this year bettered the previous league mark of 5,942 set last year. It is the fifth consecutive year in which at least 5,500 ACC student-athletes have achieved Honor Roll status.