With the spring semester in the books, 91²Ö¿â has proven its commitment to academic excellence with student-athletes recording a spring term grade point average (GPA) of 3.106.
Thanks in part to the 43 student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recorded its 11th-consecutive term of 3.0+ cumulative department GPA (3.160) and it 13th-consecutive 3.0+ spring-term GPA (3.106).
Nearly two-thirds of 91²Ö¿â student-athletes (244) posted a term GPA of 3.0 or higher, while 46 percent had a 3.4 or higher.
Twelve teams had both their term and cumulative GPA over 3.0, while eight teams had both cumulative and term GPA over 3.4.
"Each year, our student-athletes reach new academic heights," says Angie Hull, director of Student-Athlete Academic Services. "We are thrilled to celebrate their success not only on the playing field, but in the classroom. The tireless efforts of our student-athlete academic services staff, as well as our coaches and administration, helps to cultivate the supportive academic culture we enjoy here at 91²Ö¿â."
Women's golf logged the highest GPA of all teams (3.670), its highest spring term GPA in program history with three student-athletes scoring a perfect 4.0. Volleyball had the second-highest team GPA and its second-highest spring term GPA in program history.
Field hockey also turned in its second-highest spring term GPA in program history (3.494) alongside women's track and field registering a 3.437 spring term GPA (second-highest in program history).
Football finished with 19 student-athletes earning a 3.4 or higher this semester, including two on the President's List (4.0) alongside six from softball, four from men's track and field, and two from men's basketball.
Five student-athletes found themselves on the Dean's List and two on the President's List (4.0) from women's basketball.
Teams with a 3.4 or higher term GPA consisted of 44 percent of the baseball team, 13 student-athletes from gymnastics and 10 from wrestling.
Men's golf posted its ninth-consecutive semester of a 3.0 GPA.
91²Ö¿â honored 70 Golden Flashes with their diplomas at the One University Commencement in May.