MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The Big 12 Conference released its 2016 Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a total of 241 West Virginia University student-athletes making the list. The conference recognizes all student-athletes at its member institutions during each semester with a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
Of the 241 WVU student-athletes recognized by the Big 12 for their academic excellence, 49 registered a GPA of 4.0 in the spring semester.
The rowing and cross country/track teams led all Mountaineer athletic teams with 33 and 32 honorees, respectively, on the honor roll. Other total student-athletes on the honor roll include football (26), women’s swimming & diving (21), women’s soccer (18), wrestling (16), men’s swimming & diving (16), gymnastics (14), men’s soccer (12), baseball (11), tennis (9), women’s basketball (9), rifle (8), volleyball (7), men’s basketball (6) and golf (3).