EVANSVILLE, Ind.- The University of Southern Indiana had a three-year high of 33 student-athletes recognized with Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor, seven earning the award twice. USI ranked fifth in the OVC for a three-year high.
The OVC Academic Medal of Honor is an annual award presented to student-athletes who achieve a 4.0 grade point average and participate in conference-sponsored sports.
A total of 409 awards were presented by the OVC, with 60 student-athletes winning multiple awards for their outstanding performance in various sports during the 2024-25 academic year. The 349 honored student athletes mark the second-highest total in league history (trailing only the 356 winners in 2020-21).
Eastern Illinois and Lindenwood tied for the most selections with 48, followed closely by Southeast Missouri (47). The sport of women’s soccer had the most honorees league-wide (65), followed by women’s track and field (64) and softball (40).
Over the past five years, there have been over 1,590 student-athletes who have earned the OVC Academic Medal of Honor.
