Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Student-Athletes Improve Academically in Fall 2009
1/26/2010 3:39:54 PM | General
Eagles post 3.054 GPA
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University's student-athletes improved the department's cumulative grade point average from 3.028 in Fall 2008 to 3.054 for the Fall 2009 semester.
"Our student-athletics continue to amaze me with their outstanding efforts not only in athletic competition, but also in the classroom," EMU Athletics Director Derrick Gragg explained. “We are very proud of the student-athletes' work and will continue to support them as they move forward to the ultimate goal of graduating.”
“Obviously, our staff and student-athletes put in a tremendous amount of time on their academic pursuits and this latest report proves that their hard work is paying off," said Erin Burdis, EMU's Director of Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS). “We are very happy with the results and we expect that success to continue into the future.”
The men's golf team (3.209) topped the Fall 2009 men's athletic squads while the women's teams were led by the volleyball squad (3.481).
A total of 13 teams posted a 3.0 or better cumulative GPA while 316 student-athletes (57.8 percent) recorded fall semesters of 3.0 or above.
Highlights for the 2009 Fall Semester
• Highest male Fall 2009 team GPA Men's Golf (3.209)
• Highest female Fall 2009 team GPA Women's Volleyball (3.481)
• Total number of 4.0 semester GPA's 30
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 GPA (Fall 2009) 316 (57.8 percent)
• Team with most number of 4.0 semester GPA's 10 - Men's Track/Cross Country
• Total number of teams with a 3.0 GPA for Fall 2009 14 (73.7 percent)
• Total number of teams with a 3.0 cumulative GPA 13 (68.4 percent)
• Total number of teams that improved GPA from Fall 2008 13 (68.4percent)
• Total number of teams that improved cumulative GPA from Fall 2008 11 (57.9 percent)
Team Rank
Fall 2009 Semester GPA
Women's Volleyball 3.481
Women's Gymnastics 3.478
Women's Softball 3.451
Women's Cross Country 3.401
Women's Golf 3.319
Women's Swimming and Diving 3.269
Women's Soccer 3.234
Men's Golf 3.209
Women's Tennis 3.207
Baseball 3.163
Men's Swimming and Diving 3.103
Men's Cross Country 3.087
Women's Rowing 3.078
Women's Track and Field 3.033
Men's Track and Field 2.817
Women's Basketball 2.727
Men's Basketball 2.706
Wrestling 2.659
Football 2.476
Cumulative GPA After Fall 2009 Semester
Women's Gymnastics 3.515
Women's Softball 3.466
Women's Swimming and Diving 3.443
Women's Volleyball 3.429
Women's Golf 3.401
Women's Soccer 3.386
Women's Cross Country 3.334
Women's Rowing 3.248
Women's Tennis 3.244
Men's Swimming and Diving 3.231
Men's Cross Country 3.127
Men's Golf 3.110
Baseball 3.089
Women's Track and Field 2.954
Women's Basketball 2.895
Men's Track and Field 2.855
Football 2.662
Wrestling 2.654
Men's Basketball 2.574
