Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Student-Athletes Post High Marks in the Classroom
1/16/2020 11:30:00 AM | General, SASS
Student-athletes at EMU scored a 3.201 GPA in the latest term
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Eastern Michigan University student-athletes had another strong semester in the classroom, finishing with the fourth-highest term GPA in school history at a 3.201. Overall, it was the 20th semester in-a-row EMU student-athletes earned over a 3.0 GPA, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced today, Jan. 16.
Additionally, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's fifth best tally at 3.258.
"These outstanding results in the classroom are a testament to the hard work put in by our student-athletes and our academic support staff," said EMU Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "We are very grateful for the support our Eastern Michigan faculty provide our student-athletes on a daily basis. Our student-athletes are not only competing at a very high level athletically, but are excelling in the classroom. Our student-athletes' success in the classroom combined with the challenges of their athletics experience combine to provide a solid foundation for their future success after graduation."
Of the 454 student-athletes enrolled at EMU in the fall, 296 (65 percent) posted a 3.0-or-higher grade point average for the term. Furthermore, a total of 316 student-athletes (70 percent) hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
For the semester, women's gymnastics led all sports with a term GPA of 3.776 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Women's soccer (3.643) was next, while women's cross country (3.577) was third. Baseball (3.517) and women's swimming & diving (3.470) rounded out the top five programs for the fall semester.
A total of 14 EMU athletics programs finished the semester with cumulative GPAs better than 3.0.
Furthermore, there were 47 EMU student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester, led by soccer which had 10.
Highlights for the 2019 Fall Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2019 Cumulative GPA: 3.258
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2019 Term GPA: 3.201
• Highest Male Team Semester GPA: Baseball (3.517)
• Highest Female Team Semester GPA: Gymnastics (3.776)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 47
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Soccer (10)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 296 (65%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 316 (70%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 14 (88%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 13 (81%)
Fall 2019 Semester GPA
Gymnastics 3.776*
Soccer 3.643
Women's Cross Country 3.577
Baseball 3.517*
Women's Swimming & Diving 3.470
Men's Cross Country 3.468
Tennis 3.383
Women's Track & Field 3.372
Women's Golf 3.318
Rowing 3.289
Men's Golf 3.283
Volleyball 3.139
Women's Basketball 3.039
Men's Track & Field 2.988
Football 2.831
Men's Basketball 2.603
Cumulative GPA after Fall 2019
Gymnastics 3.716
Women's Cross Country 3.671
Women's Golf 3.663
Men's Cross Country 3.616*
Soccer 3.596
Women's Track & Field 3.528*
Baseball 3.492*
Women's Swimming & Diving 3.461
Tennis 3.396
Men's Golf 3.281
Rowing 3.273
Volleyball 3.250
Men's Track & Field 3.114
Football 2.978
Women's Basketball 2.884
Men's Basketball 2.836
* Highest in Team's History
Additionally, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's fifth best tally at 3.258.
"These outstanding results in the classroom are a testament to the hard work put in by our student-athletes and our academic support staff," said EMU Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "We are very grateful for the support our Eastern Michigan faculty provide our student-athletes on a daily basis. Our student-athletes are not only competing at a very high level athletically, but are excelling in the classroom. Our student-athletes' success in the classroom combined with the challenges of their athletics experience combine to provide a solid foundation for their future success after graduation."
Of the 454 student-athletes enrolled at EMU in the fall, 296 (65 percent) posted a 3.0-or-higher grade point average for the term. Furthermore, a total of 316 student-athletes (70 percent) hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
For the semester, women's gymnastics led all sports with a term GPA of 3.776 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Women's soccer (3.643) was next, while women's cross country (3.577) was third. Baseball (3.517) and women's swimming & diving (3.470) rounded out the top five programs for the fall semester.
A total of 14 EMU athletics programs finished the semester with cumulative GPAs better than 3.0.
Furthermore, there were 47 EMU student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester, led by soccer which had 10.
Highlights for the 2019 Fall Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2019 Cumulative GPA: 3.258
• Overall Athletic Department Fall 2019 Term GPA: 3.201
• Highest Male Team Semester GPA: Baseball (3.517)
• Highest Female Team Semester GPA: Gymnastics (3.776)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 47
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Soccer (10)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 296 (65%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 316 (70%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 14 (88%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 13 (81%)
Fall 2019 Semester GPA
Gymnastics 3.776*
Soccer 3.643
Women's Cross Country 3.577
Baseball 3.517*
Women's Swimming & Diving 3.470
Men's Cross Country 3.468
Tennis 3.383
Women's Track & Field 3.372
Women's Golf 3.318
Rowing 3.289
Men's Golf 3.283
Volleyball 3.139
Women's Basketball 3.039
Men's Track & Field 2.988
Football 2.831
Men's Basketball 2.603
Cumulative GPA after Fall 2019
Gymnastics 3.716
Women's Cross Country 3.671
Women's Golf 3.663
Men's Cross Country 3.616*
Soccer 3.596
Women's Track & Field 3.528*
Baseball 3.492*
Women's Swimming & Diving 3.461
Tennis 3.396
Men's Golf 3.281
Rowing 3.273
Volleyball 3.250
Men's Track & Field 3.114
Football 2.978
Women's Basketball 2.884
Men's Basketball 2.836
* Highest in Team's History
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