DOVER, Del. - The 2011 fall semester grades have been released by the Delaware State University Athletic Academic Services staff and nearly 50 percent of the Delaware State University student-athlete population has been named to the Hornet Academic Honor Roll for the 2011 Fall Semester and 15 student-athletes earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages.

The Hornet baseball team kept their rein on top of the men's sport team rankings for the third straight semester, leading all men's squads with a combined 3.19 GPA.  This mark also continues the team's tradition of improving each semester as they posted a combined 2.72 GPA for spring 2011. 

Additionally, each men's team (football, track & field and basketball) also improved their GPA from the previous semester and the combined men's sport GPA rose nearly 20 points.

The bowling team overtook volleyball's position at the top of the women's charts with their fall GPA of 3.54, an improvement over their spring mark of 3.35.

DSU boasted 151 student-athletes on the Hornet Academic Honor Roll, up two percent from spring semester.  To be named on the Hornet Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must record at least a 3.0 GPA and be taking 12 or more credits.

The Hornets had 48 student-athletes named to the DSU Dean's List.  To be named to this list, student-athletes must maintain a 3.25 term GPA and be enrolled in 14 or more credits for the semester.

Various teams saw student-athletes boast a perfect 4.0 GPA as 15 student-athletes were named to the President's List.

With the end of a semester also comes a number of graduating student-athletes as Delaware State graduated seven student-athletes this past fall.

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