The Yellow Jackets are picking up the awards and honors in 2009-2010. DC has placed 31 student-athletes on the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Players-to-Watch List and have had 24 named All-HCAC, 15 named Academic All-HCAC, with 12 named to the HCAC All-Sportsmanship Team and one HCAC Player of the Year. Defiance has also earned 12 HCAC Player-of-the-Week awards and five national player-of-the-week honors, 28 all-tournament team selections, seven Academic All-American Scholar Athletes, six tournament MVP honors, one All-Region honor, two Ohio CollegeFootball.com All-Ohio selections, three preseason OCF.com All-Ohio selections, seven indoor track and field All-Ohio performers, one Preseason Division III Ohio Top 30 nod and one student-athlete named to a Prospect League All-Star Team. Defiance has also seen seven teams get a taste of postseason play, as volleyball, women's golf, women's cross country, men's cross country, women's tennis, women's basketball and men's basketball have all competed in an HCAC Championship event. The men's basketball team also won the HCAC Tournament Championship and earned a spot in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.

Fans will be able to keep track of all the individual honors awarded to Yellow Jacket student-athletes throughout the year by checking out this page. Fans can also read the press release associated with the award, or check out the player's bio page by clicking on the link of the player's name or the award.