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Proud of our successful student-athletes:

Points of Pride Overview | Pride in our Students and Academics

Pride in our Student-Athletes | Pride in our Successful Graduates

Missouri Southern ranks among the best academically in the MIAA. The conference and the NCAA chart the academic success rates (ASR) of member institutions over a six‑year period. They take into count two separate rates, one for scholarship athletes, and another for all athletes. For the latest rankings, Missouri Southern had an ASR of 87 percent, which is 36 percent higher than the general population at MSSU, and the highest differential within the MIAA.

As of the 2011 Fall Semester, Missouri Southern had 345 student-athletes on 14 team rosters. Of those athletes, 159 had cumulative 3.0 GPA's or higher, 61 had a 3.5 or higher and 13 had a perfect 4.0 GPA.

During the 2011-12 season, Missouri Southern Athletics featured:

  • 159 MIAA Academic Honor Roll Members                                             
  • 14 MIAA Academic All-MIAA Members
  • 13 MIAA Presidential Scholar Winners                                                    
  • 55 All-MIAA Athletes (Not including Baseball)
  • 25 All-Region Athletes (Not including Baseball or Outdoor Track)         
  • 5 All-Americans (Not including Baseball or Outdoor Track)
  • 8 Academic All-Americans (Not including Baseball or Outdoor Track)  
  • MIAA Men’s Basketball Player of the Year
  • NCAA Division II Regional Men’s Basketball Player of the Year           
  • Seven programs ranked nationally at one point in the year
  • Men’s basketball division ii regional participants                                    
  • Women’s cross country individual national qualifier
  • Four indoor track and field national qualifiers       
  • Back-to-back-to-back sonic trophy series champions
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