Eagles Achieve High Marks in the Classroom

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University student-athletes continued to showcase their success in the classroom, ending the Winter 2013 semester with a 3.087 grade point average. The Eagles surpassed the 3.0 plateau for the seventh consecutive semester, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced Tuesday, June 18.

Thirteen of the 19 teams logged a 3.0 or better team GPA in the Winter 2013 semester with the semester GPA ranking fourth best in program history.

"The 2012-13 academic year has been record setting for our student-athletes," said Interim Director of Athletics Dr. Melody Reifel Werner. "Our success is a direct reflection of the student-athletes working to achieve their ultimate goal of graduation."

"Once again our Student Athlete Support Services office is proud that our student-athletes continue to challenge themselves in the classroom," said Erin Burdis, EMU Assistant Athletics Director for Academics. "Obviously, our staff and student-athletes take pride in academic success and this latest report proves that the hard work is worth the effort. In addition, out of 2,662 graded classes that our student-athletes were enrolled in during Winter 2013, 2,506 were successfully completed for an unbelievable 94 percent completion rate."

The baseball team led all men's teams in Winter 2013 with a 3.417 GPA while the best women's GPA was turned in by the women's golf team at 3.673.

There were 28 student-athletes who posted 4.0 GPAs during 2013 Winter semester while 305, or 61 percent, had 3.0 or better GPAs.

Overall, the Winter 2013 cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's second-best tally in history at 3.191.

Highlights for the 2013 Winter Semester

•   Highest Male Winter 2013 Team GPA:    Baseball (3.417)

•   Highest Female Winter 2013 Team GPA:    Women's Golf (3.673)

•   Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's:    28

•   Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's:    Women's Rowing and Women's Soccer (5)

•   Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA:    305 (60.8%)

•   Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA:    331 (66.0%)

•   Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA:    13 (68.4%)

•   Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA:    15 (78.9%)

•   501 student-athletes attempted 2,662 credits this winter and 2,506 were passed (94.1%)

Team Rank
2013 Winter Semester GPA
Women's Golf    3.673
Women's Softball    3.658
Women's Cross Country    3.590
Women's Soccer    3.587
Women's Swimming/Diving    3.438
Baseball    3.417
Women's Gymnastics    3.344
Women's Volleyball    3.228
Women's Rowing    3.220
Men's Swimming/Diving    3.164
Men's Golf    3.134
Women's Track & Field    3.077
Women's Tennis    3.029
Men's Track & Field    2.936
Men's Cross Country    2.920
Wrestling    2.901
Football    2.690
Women's Basketball    2.657
Men's Basketball    2.135

Team Rank
Cumulative GPA After Winter Semester
Women's Soccer        3.651
Women's Cross Country        3.649
Women's Softball        3.632
Women's Golf            3.584
Women's Volleyball        3.547
Women's Gymnastics        3.443
Women's Swimming/Diving        3.384
Women's Rowing        3.313
Baseball            3.290
Men's Cross Country        3.282
Men's Swimming/Diving        3.256
Women's Track & Field        3.195
Women's Tennis        3.193
Men's Golf            3.168
Men's Track & Field        3.047
Wrestling            2.971
Football            2.834
Women's Basketball        2.833
Men's Basketball        2.619

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