LEXINGTON, Va. – The Southern Conference released its Academic Honor Roll and All-Conference lists for the 2023-24 academic year on Thursday. Between the 10-member institutions and the nine affiliate members, 2,473 student-athletes earned Academic Honor Roll honors, and 615 spots were filled on the Spring Academic All-SoCon Team.
 
VMI recorded 145 cadet-athletes on the SoCon Honor Roll while 20 were named Academic All-Conference for the spring season. Of the Keydets who landed on the honor roll, 36 were given the Commissioner's Medal with 10 having a perfect 4.0 GPA through the end of the spring semester.
 
The Academic Honor Roll consists of student-athletes who participated in conference-sponsored varsity sports and posted a 3.0 GPA or higher for the academic year, were eligible the entire academic year, and were members of the final squad lists. To be given the Commissioner's Medal, student-athletes must obtain a 3.8 GPA or higher during the academic year.
 
To be eligible for the academic all-conference team, student-athletes must carry at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA after the spring semester and be required to compete in at least one-half of their teams' competitions during the recently concluded campaign. In addition, the student-athletes must have completed at least three semesters at their institutions, making true freshmen and first-year transfers ineligible for inclusion.
 
The sports of men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, rifle, wrestling, men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track and field, men's and women's tennis, baseball and softball are represented on the Spring Academic All-SoCon team while the honor roll includes all 20 sports sponsored by the SoCon in 2023-24.