Eastern Athletics Continues Academic Excellence

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was another strong semester in the classroom for the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics. For the 26th consecutive semester, EMU student-athletes posted an average term Grade Point Average (GPA) above 3.0.

With 494 student-athletes, Eastern recorded a 3.315 fall semester GPA. The department's term GPA is second-best since records began being tracked in the fall of 1999 with the figure only bettered by a 3.516 in the winter semester of 2020. Furthermore, EMU also added a cumulative 3.339 GPA, just 0.03 off the department's all-time best of 3.369 in 2021.

"I'm incredibly proud of the academic performance of our student-athletes," said Vice President/Director of Athletics Scott Wetherbee. "This success is a reflection of highly committed and hard-working student-athletes and our department's dedication to academic excellence. I'm especially appreciative of our coaching staffs who recruit strong students and create team cultures that value academic success, as well as our outstanding professors and student-athlete support services staff members who are on the front lines in providing a first-class education."

Overall, 74 percent (363) of EMU student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA-or-higher for the fall semester and 15 sports had term GPAs of 3.0-or-higher.

Furthermore, there were 62 EMU student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester, led by lacrosse which had 11.

For the semester, soccer led all sports with a term GPA of 3.778 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Lacrosse (3.758) was next, while gymnastics (3.706) was third. Swimming & diving (3.705) and volleyball (3.664) rounded out the top-five programs for the fall semester.

Overall, a total of 231 student-athletes hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0, while 16 teams maintain a cumulative GPA above 3.0.

Highlights for the 2022 Fall Semester
   •   Overall Athletic Department Fall 2022 Cumulative GPA: 3.339
   •   Overall Athletic Department Fall 2022 Semester GPA: 3.315
   •   Highest Male Team Semester GPA: Cross Country (3.597)
   •   Highest Female Team Semester GPA: Soccer (3.778)
   •   Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 62
   •   Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Lacrosse (11)
   •   Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 363 (74%)
   •   Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 231
   •   Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 15 (88%)
   •   Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 16 (94%)

Fall 2022 Semester GPA
Soccer- 3.778
Lacrosse - 3.758
Gymnastics - 3.706
Swimming & Diving - 3.705
Volleyball - 3.664
Men's Cross Country - 3.597
Tennis - 3.571
Women's Cross Country - 3.538
Men's Golf - 3.455
Baseball - 3.433
Women's Track & Field - 3.428
Women's Golf - 3.349
Men's Track & Field - 3.227
Rowing - 3.222
Women's Basketball - 3.125
Football - 2.892
Men's Basketball - 2.279

Cumulative GPA after Fall 2022
Lacrosse - 3.811
Gymnastics - 3.716
Swimming & Diving - 3.701
Soccer - 3.647
Men's Cross Country - 3.583
Volleyball - 3.546
Tennis - 3.535
Women's Cross Country - 3.504
Baseball - 3.489
Women's Golf - 3.403
Women's Track & Field - 3.392
Men's Golf - 3.327
Men's Track & Field - 3.321
Rowing - 3.301
Women's Basketball - 3.136
Football - 3.027
Men's Basketball - 2.845

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