UND's Academic Awards Night will honor a total of 257 student-athletes who achieved either a grade point average of at least 3.0 during the 2009 fall semester or a cumulative 3.0 GPA through the fall 2009 semester. Those student-athletes constitute approximately 60 percent of UND's total student-athlete population.

Forty-one student-athletes carried either a perfect 4.0 GPA during the fall semester or a cumulative 4.0 GPA through the fall 2009 semester.

"This night represents a record number of student-athletes being recognized for academic accomplishments in the fall semester," said UND athletics director Brian Faison. "We are very proud that our student-athletes continue the strong academic tradition of the University of North Dakota."

Thursday night's program will recognize 53 from football, 24 from women's track and field, 21 from women's hockey, 21 from women's swimming and diving, 21 from men's track and field, 18 from soccer, 16 from men's hockey, 14 from softball, 14 from baseball, 13 from volleyball, 11 from women's basketball, 10 from men's swimming and diving, eight from women's golf, six from men's basketball, four from tennis and three from men's golf.

Earlier this month, a league-high 32 UND student-athletes earned 2009 Fall Academic All-Great West Conference honors, including a league-leading four student-athletes with perfect 4.0 grade point averages.

Also during the fall 2009 semester, senior football players Brandon Hellevang and Andrew Miller were named to the 12th annual Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star team. Both players were also among the six finalists selected for the ninth annual FCS ADA's $5,000 postgraduate scholarship.

A complete list of student-athletes being recognized at Academic Awards Night is displayed below. List includes current student-athletes as well as student-athletes who have exhausted their athletic eligibility but are in their fifth year of athletic aid.

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