During the course of the 2019-20 academic year, three Drake student-athletes earned conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors while a total of 43 student-athletes earned academic all-conference honors.

Drake's three league Scholar-Athletes of the Year included Jacob Bacon (Football), Sara Rhine (Women's Basketball) and Mandi Roemmich (Softball).

The first of those honors came in December when Bacon was named the Pioneer Football League's Scholar-Athlete of the Year to become the second Bulldog to earn the honor in its six-year history. He was one of six Bulldogs to earn a spot on the PFL Scholar-Athlete Team as well.

Rhine's MVC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of Year award was the third of her career. The first team CoSIDA Academic All-American was also named a recipient of NCAA and MVC postgraduate scholarships. 

Roemmich closed out the impressive run for the Bulldogs by becoming the first-ever MVC Softball Scholar-Athlete of Year. The two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American garnered the honor in its inaugural season.

The following teams also had student-athletes named to their respective conference Scholar-Athlete Teams

Football
Devin Cates
Steven Doran
Victor Jergens
Isaiah Kent-Schneider
Danny Morales
Jacob Bacon

Volleyball
Emily Plock 
Caitlyn Smith