ROCHESTER, N.Y. --- Freshman Tyler Smith of the Moravian College men's golf team has been named to the Empire 8 Athletic Conference 2014 Fall President's List as the Empire 8 honored more than 650 student-athletes for their contributions on the field and their excellence in the classroom.

Smith competed in seven of Moravian's eight rounds in the fall of 2014, and he is currently in 18th place after the first two rounds of the four-round Empire 8 championship. He is averaging 82.0 strokes per round and had one top 10 finish in the fall. In the classroom, Smith is majoring in business management with a minor in finance at Moravian.

Recipients of this honor must earn a 3.75 grade point average or higher during the semester while participating in a conference-sponsored sport.

In addition, the student-athlete must display positive conduct on and off campus and be enrolled full-time at the member institution. The conference states, "Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the Empire 8."

The Empire 8 recognized a total of 681 student-athletes from its sponsored sports with the President's List distinction.

Additionally, 103 teams were acknowledged as an Empire 8 All-Academic Team for registering a team grade point average of 3.2 or higher for the spring semester.

A complete list of the President's List recipients and Academic Team honorees can be viewed by clicking the respective links below. The nine full-time conference members sponsored a total of 3,877 student-athletes who combined for a Empire 8 wide fall semester grade point average of 3.156.

President's List - http://www.empire8.com/documents/2015/3/17/E8_PresidentList_Fall14.pdf

All-Academic Team – http://www.empire8.com/documents/2015/3/17/AcademicTeams_fall14.pdf

The Empire 8 Conference Office contributed to this release.