On Tuesday, the Northeast-10 Conference announced the recipients of the conference's first-ever Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. This award, which is a new academic honor created by the NE10, recognizes graduating senior student-athletes who have achieved at least Magna Cum Laude status.

Spartan Field Hockey athletes, Suzanne Clarke and Meghan McCarren have received such distinction from the NE10 based on their outstanding academic performances inside of the classroom at St. Thomas Aquinas College. Both Clarke and McCarren will receive a keepsake medallion in recognition of their achievements.

The inaugural class of honorees for the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence includes 226 remarkable student-athletes from the NE10's 14 member institutions and three of its associate members. Adelphi led all schools with 33 honorees, while Bentley finished second with 32.

To be eligible for the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence, a senior student-athlete must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a graduating NE10 student-athlete.
• Must attain the Latin honor of Magna Cum Laude or better.
• Must have participated in at least two seasons of NE10 competition and is a current student-athlete at the time of graduation.*

*The NE10 did not have a formal season of competition in the fall or winter of 2020-21 and therefore counted each season toward the minimum for each affected student-athlete.

For a full list of honorees by school, click HERE.