Bearcats Capture Record-Breaking 10 AAC Academic Excellence Awards

2021-22 was a historic year for the department all the way around.

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CINCINNATI — The past year brought out great results on the field, the court, and in the classroom for Cincinnati athletics. The AAC announced that ten programs earned Academic Excellence Awards.

Setting the standard. 📚

An @American_Conf record 🔟 #Bearcats teams were awarded Team Academic Excellence honors this year for their achievements in the classroom.

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— Cincinnati Bearcats (@GoBEARCATS) July 7, 2022

That is a new school and AAC record—with Tulsa (four) and Memphis (two) checking in as the only other AAC schools to capture multiple awards.

Men's and women's basketball, men's cross country, football, men's and women's swimming and diving, lacrosse, women's tennis, and men's indoor and outdoor track and field achieved academic excellence. The ten teams housed 299 honored students.

Desmond Ridder earned Scholar Athlete of the Year honors in football and was one of six UC athletes named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America team.

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