Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Student-Athletes Post High Marks in the Classroom
6/2/2014 2:41:00 PM | General, SASS
Student-Athletes combine for a 3.145 GPA during Winter Semester
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University student-athletes continued to showcase their success in the classroom, ending the Winter 2014 semester with a 3.145 grade point average. The Eagles surpassed the 3.0 plateau for the ninth consecutive semester, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced Monday, June 2.
"Our academic performance is a direct reflection of the quality of student-athletes here at Eastern Michigan University," said Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke. "The emphasis our coaches place on academic achievement along with the commitment of our academic support staff is reflected in all of our student-athletes' success in the classroom. Having 15 of our 21 teams earn over a 3.0 cumulative GPA illustrates the comprehensive academic excellence within our program. We are extremely proud of our student-athletes."
"We are so proud of the academic success of our student-athletes," Erin Burdis, EMU Assistant Athletic Director for Academics added. "To continually achieve a high level of success truly exemplifies the standard of excellence that is expected throughout the department. The effort put in by each and every student-athlete, coach and staff member really makes this a team achievement. We are thrilled to have such dedicated student-athletes, and we are proud of their accomplishments as a whole."
The cross country team led all men's teams in Winter 2014 with a 3.557 GPA, while the best women's GPA was turned in by the women's golf team at 3.757.
There were 36 student-athletes who posted 4.0 GPAs during 2014 Winter semester while 315, or 64 percent, had 3.0 or better GPAs.
"Our academic performance is a direct reflection of the quality of student-athletes here at Eastern Michigan University," said Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Heather Lyke. "The emphasis our coaches place on academic achievement along with the commitment of our academic support staff is reflected in all of our student-athletes' success in the classroom. Having 15 of our 21 teams earn over a 3.0 cumulative GPA illustrates the comprehensive academic excellence within our program. We are extremely proud of our student-athletes."
"We are so proud of the academic success of our student-athletes," Erin Burdis, EMU Assistant Athletic Director for Academics added. "To continually achieve a high level of success truly exemplifies the standard of excellence that is expected throughout the department. The effort put in by each and every student-athlete, coach and staff member really makes this a team achievement. We are thrilled to have such dedicated student-athletes, and we are proud of their accomplishments as a whole."
The cross country team led all men's teams in Winter 2014 with a 3.557 GPA, while the best women's GPA was turned in by the women's golf team at 3.757.
There were 36 student-athletes who posted 4.0 GPAs during 2014 Winter semester while 315, or 64 percent, had 3.0 or better GPAs.
Overall, the Winter 2014 cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's second-best tally in history at 3.187.
Highlights for the 2013 Winter Semester
• Highest Male Winter 2013 Team GPA: Cross Country (3.557)
• Highest Female Winter 2013 Team GPA: Women's Golf (3.757)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 36
• 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: 315 (63.6%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 327 (66.1%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 14 (73.7%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 15 (78.9%)
• 495 student-athletes attempted 7,203 credits this winter and 6,769 were passed (94.0%)
| 2013 Winter Semester GPA | Cumulative GPA After Winter Semester | ||
| Women's Golf | 3.757 | Women's Golf | 3.720 |
| Women's Softball | 3.653 | Women's Cross Country | 3.611 |
| Men's Cross Country | 3.557 | Women's Soccer | 3.591 |
| Women's Soccer | 3.531 | Women's Softball | 3.494 |
| Women's Cross Country | 3.483 | Men's Cross Country | 3.452 |
| Women's Volleyball | 3.440 | Women's Volleyball | 3.413 |
| Men's Golf | 3.406 | Women's Track & Field | 3.368 |
| Women's Swimming/Diving | 3.394 | Women's Swimming/Diving | 3.365 |
| Women's Gymnastics | 3.353 | Women's Gymnastics | 3.354 |
| Women's Track & Field | 3.313 | Women's Rowing | 3.346 |
| Men's Swimming/Diving | 3.228 | Baseball | 3.332 |
| Baseball | 3.218 | Men's Swimming/Diving | 3.272 |
| Women's Tennis | 3.215 | Women's Tennis | 3.216 |
| Women's Rowing | 3.174 | Men's Golf | 3.196 |
| Wrestling | 2.992 | Men's Track & Field | 3.015 |
| Men's Track & Field | 2.986 | Wrestling | 2.973 |
| Women's Basketball | 2.900 | Women's Basketball | 2.970 |
| Football | 2.656 | Football | 2.820 |
| Men's Basketball | 2.648 | Men's Basketball | 2.745 |
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