BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – The winners of the 2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Institutional and Team Academic Achievement Awards have been announced.

The overall Institutional Achievement award, presented annually to the member institution with the greatest percentage of its eligible student-athletes that earn a 3.25 grade point average or higher for that academic year, was won by Lindenwood University, which had over 70 percent of its student-athletes earn the honor. It marks the first award for the the institution that just completed its third year in the Conference.

Eastern Illinois men's cross country collected an award for the Panthers after EIU led the OVC in academic medal of honor award winners and was second in OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll selections. 

The OVC Team Academic Achievement Awards, which are presented annually in each Conference-sponsored sport to the member institution's team with the greatest percentage of its eligible student-athletes who achieved a 3.25 grade point average or higher, were awarded in 18 sports.

In total, nine different member institutions garnered at least one team award with Lindenwood claiming five, followed closely by Morehead State and Southeast Missouri with three apiece. Southern Indiana and Tennessee State also earned multiple awards with two each. The team/institution honorees are:

Baseball: Lindenwood
Men's Basketball: Southern Indiana
Women's Basketball: Western Illinois
Beach Volleyball: Morehead State
Men's Cross Country: Eastern Illinois
Women's Cross Country: Southeast Missouri
Football: Lindenwood
Men's Golf: Tennessee State
Women's Golf: Little Rock & Tennessee State
Rifle: Morehead State
Men's Soccer: Lindenwood
Women's Soccer: Lindenwood
Softball: Lindenwood
Men's Tennis: Tennessee Tech
Women's Tennis: Southeast Missouri
Men's Track and Field: Southeast Missouri
Women's Track and Field: Southern Indiana
Women's Volleyball: Morehead State

The awards cap the announcements regarding 2024-25 academic year awards. It was previously announced that a record 1,792 OVC student-athletes were named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll (for having a 3.25 GPA or better) while 349 student-athletes achieved perfect 4.0 GPA's to earn the OVC Academic Medal of Honor (the second-highest total in league history).