Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Student-Athletes Post Record Marks in the Classroom
5/16/2023 10:07:00 AM | General, SASS
Student-athletes posted a 3.354 semester GPA and 3.382 cumulative GPA
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was another record-breaking semester in the classroom for the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics. For the 27th consecutive semester, EMU student-athletes posted an average term Grade Point Average (GPA) above 3.0.
With 455 student-athletes, Eastern recorded a 3.354 winter semester GPA. The department's term GPA is the best since records began being tracked in the fall of 1999 with the figure only bettered in the winter semester of 2020 when students were able to exercise the pass/fail option. Furthermore, EMU also notched the department's all-time best cumulative GPA at 3.382, 0.013 ahead of the previous best of 3.369 in winter 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 staff 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, 78 percent (354) of EMU student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA-or-higher for the semester and all of EMU's teams had term GPAs of 3.0-or-higher.
Furthermore, there were 69 EMU student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester, led by lacrosse which had 12.
For the semester, soccer led all sports with a term GPA of 3.779 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Swimming & diving (3.732) was next, while gymnastics (3.720) was third. Volleyball (3.717) and men's cross country (3.601) rounded out the top-five programs for the winter semester.
Soccer, swimming & diving, and volleyball each surpassed their previous semester GPA standards, while men's cross country and women's track & field notched their second-best marks.
Overall, a total of 345 student-athletes hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
Highlights for the 2023 Winter Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Winter 2023 Cumulative GPA: 3.382
• Overall Athletic Department Winter 2023 Semester GPA: 3.354
• Highest Male Team Semester GPA: Cross Country (3.601)
• Highest Female Team Semester GPA: Soccer (3.779)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 69
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Lacrosse (12)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 354 (78%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 345 (76%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 17 (100%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 16 (94%)
Winter 2023 Semester GPA
Women's Soccer - 3.779
Women's Swimming & Diving - 3.732
Women's Gymnastics - 3.720
Women's Volleyball - 3.717
Men's Cross Country - 3.601
Women's Lacrosse - 3.598
Women's Golf - 3.545
Women's Cross Country - 3.534
Women's Track & Field - 3.530
Women's Tennis - 3.512
Men's Golf - 3.412
Women's Basketball - 3.324
Men's Baseball - 3.247
Men's Track & Field - 3.206
Women's Rowing - 3.153
Men's Basketball - 3.114
Football - 3.018
Cumulative GPA after Winter 2023
Women's Lacrosse - 3.723
Women's Gymnastics - 3.717
Women's Soccer - 3.697
Women's Swimming & Diving - 3.695
Men's Cross Country - 3.606
Women's Volleyball - 3.586
Women's Tennis - 3.525
Women's Cross Country - 3.515
Women's Track & Field - 3.442
Men's Baseball - 3.430
Women's Golf - 3.427
Men's Golf - 3.359
Men's Track & Field - 3.331
Women's Rowing - 3.267
Women's Basketball - 3.159
Men's Football -3.057
Men's Basketball - 2.918
With 455 student-athletes, Eastern recorded a 3.354 winter semester GPA. The department's term GPA is the best since records began being tracked in the fall of 1999 with the figure only bettered in the winter semester of 2020 when students were able to exercise the pass/fail option. Furthermore, EMU also notched the department's all-time best cumulative GPA at 3.382, 0.013 ahead of the previous best of 3.369 in winter 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 staff 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, 78 percent (354) of EMU student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA-or-higher for the semester and all of EMU's teams had term GPAs of 3.0-or-higher.
Furthermore, there were 69 EMU student-athletes with perfect 4.0 GPAs last semester, led by lacrosse which had 12.
For the semester, soccer led all sports with a term GPA of 3.779 on EMU's 4.0 scale. Swimming & diving (3.732) was next, while gymnastics (3.720) was third. Volleyball (3.717) and men's cross country (3.601) rounded out the top-five programs for the winter semester.
Soccer, swimming & diving, and volleyball each surpassed their previous semester GPA standards, while men's cross country and women's track & field notched their second-best marks.
Overall, a total of 345 student-athletes hold a cumulative GPA above 3.0.
Highlights for the 2023 Winter Semester
• Overall Athletic Department Winter 2023 Cumulative GPA: 3.382
• Overall Athletic Department Winter 2023 Semester GPA: 3.354
• Highest Male Team Semester GPA: Cross Country (3.601)
• Highest Female Team Semester GPA: Soccer (3.779)
• Total Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: 69
• Team with Most Number of 4.0 Semester GPA's: Lacrosse (12)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Semester GPA: 354 (78%)
• Number of student-athletes above a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 345 (76%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 GPA: 17 (100%)
• Total Number of Teams with a 3.0 Cumulative GPA: 16 (94%)
Winter 2023 Semester GPA
Women's Soccer - 3.779
Women's Swimming & Diving - 3.732
Women's Gymnastics - 3.720
Women's Volleyball - 3.717
Men's Cross Country - 3.601
Women's Lacrosse - 3.598
Women's Golf - 3.545
Women's Cross Country - 3.534
Women's Track & Field - 3.530
Women's Tennis - 3.512
Men's Golf - 3.412
Women's Basketball - 3.324
Men's Baseball - 3.247
Men's Track & Field - 3.206
Women's Rowing - 3.153
Men's Basketball - 3.114
Football - 3.018
Cumulative GPA after Winter 2023
Women's Lacrosse - 3.723
Women's Gymnastics - 3.717
Women's Soccer - 3.697
Women's Swimming & Diving - 3.695
Men's Cross Country - 3.606
Women's Volleyball - 3.586
Women's Tennis - 3.525
Women's Cross Country - 3.515
Women's Track & Field - 3.442
Men's Baseball - 3.430
Women's Golf - 3.427
Men's Golf - 3.359
Men's Track & Field - 3.331
Women's Rowing - 3.267
Women's Basketball - 3.159
Men's Football -3.057
Men's Basketball - 2.918
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