VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (May 22, 2009) ? For the second-straight year Delaware State University topped the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner's All-Academic List with 78 academic all-conference honorees as announced by the league office today. The all-academic team recognized 593 student-athletes from the conference's 12 member institutions who achieved academic success during the 2008-09 academic school year.

"I am extremely proud of our student-athletes. The commitment to excellence, both academically and athletically, is something that we take great pride in at Delaware State." said DSU Director of Athletics Derek Carter.　"This is a credit to the hard work and dedication that our student-athletes have demonstrated this past year. It also shows the dedication that the school's administration and faculty have towards maintaining a standard of academic excellence.

The team honors student-athletes, including sophomores to seniors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0-or-better that compete in MEAC sponsored sports. For the fourth-straight season, DSU has had 75-or-more student athletes named to the Commissioner's All-Academic List. Last year, DSU top the conference with a school-record 82 all-academic honorees. In 2007, 77 Delaware State student-athletes were named to that year's Commissioner's All-Academic List. Seventy-five Hornets were named to 2005-06 list.

2008-09 Commissioner's All-Academic Winners (by school):

Delaware State (78)
Howard (75)
Bethune-Cookman (58)
Hampton (51)
Morgan State (48)
South Carolina State (47)
North Carolina A&T (46)
Maryland Eastern Shore (45)
Winston-Salem State (44)
Norfolk State (42)
Florida A&M (30)
Coppin State (29)

Listed below are Delaware State's 2009 Commissioner's All-Academic Award Winners:

Women (43):

Ashley Blake (WTR, Elem. Special Ed.)

Alma Brit (WTR, Elem. Ed.)

Christen Dillard (WTR, Pre-Vet Science)

Kendra Mayers (WTR, Physical Ed.)

Victoria McGroary (WTR, Political Science)

Samantha Koonce (WBB, Biology)

Ashley Thompson (WBB, Physics/Pre-Engineering)

Keyhana Wakefield (WBB, Acc)

Savitre Bachoo (WSC, Undecided)

Kelly Cheng (WSC, Movement Sciences)

Brianna Dingman (WSC, Mgt.),

Ashley Gourdine (WSC, History)

Courtney Haas (WSC, Physical Ed.)

Leah Hontz (WSC, Mathematics/Education)

Janelle Lee (WSC, Sports Mgt.)

Kristin Mathis (WSC, Movement Sciences)

Danielle Miller (WSC, Finance & Banking)

Casey Murphy (WSC, Textiles & Apparel Mgt.)

Natalie Robbins, (WSC, Public Relations)

Jori Victory (WSC, Sports Mgt.)

Malie McCrory (EQ, Psychology)

Jennifer Pierson (EQ, Pre-Veterinary)

Elizabeth Turtle (EQ, Environmental Sciences)

Julieta Yung (WT, Business)

Polina Razborova (WT, Finance & Banking)

Cassandra Newton (WT, Sport Science)

Anna Kovton (WT, Criminal Justice)

Yaroslava Eskridge (WT, French)

Hannah Adewumi (WT, Computer Sciences)

Quinn Armstrong (BO, Communications)

Tara McQueen (BO, Information Technology)

Samantha Scionti (BO, Music)

Courtney Varin (BO, Biology)

Kalyn Washburn (BO, English)

Megan Lambertz (SB, Public Relations)

Andrea Waters (SB, Political Science),

Allison Rubin (SB, History)

Sherelle Sheppard (SB, History)

JoJo Shields (SB, Sports Mgt.)

Princess Pucket (VB, Sport Management)

Erica Tajchman (VB, Biology)

Ashley Herman (VB, Biology)