Student-athletes post banner semester in the classroom
5/23/2008 12:00:00 AM | General
Student-athletes at the University of Montana achieved their highest-ever grade point averages both for the 2008 spring semester and cumulatively announced Jean Gee, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services and Compliance, Friday.
"I am simply overwhelmed by these numbers," Gee said. "Our student-athletes have far exceeded the performance of any class before them.
"Much of the credit for this success goes to our coaches for recruiting the right students for our university. I also greatly appreciate the hard work of Darr Tucknott and Louise Torgerson in Athletic Academic Services for guiding our student-athletes down the right academic path."
"This is a tremendous accomplishment, and we're very proud," added UM Director of Athletics Jim O'Day. "It serves notice that we are extremely committed to our primary goal of supporting the academic pursuits of our student-athletes."
Gee said that the Grizzlies' 271 student-athletes had an average grade point average for the 2008 spring semester of 3.08. The student-athletes' success in the classroom helped raise the average cumulative GPA to 3.05.
The averages for UM's undergraduate student body as a whole is 2.89 for the spring semester and 2.90 cumulative.
Nine of Montana's 12 athletic teams posted spring GPAs of at least 3.00, with six squads finishing with GPAs of 3.20 or better.
The 38-athlete women's track team led the way with a 3.38. Closely following were women's soccer and women's volleyball at 3.37, women's tennis at 3.35 and women's cross country at 3.32.
Men's cross country (3.20), women's basketball (3.19), women's golf (3.17) and men's basketball (3.03) also finished above 3.00.
Men's track posted a 2.97, men's tennis a 2.87 and football a 2.86.
The Grizzlies achieved their academic success while completing well over a credit more on average than the undergraduate student body. UM's student-athletes had an average academic load of 13.71 credits, while the average undergraduate completed 12.31 credits.
Montana had 168 student-athletes finish the term with a GPA of at least 3.00, had 52 on the Dean's List and saw 16 post perfect 4.00 semesters. The women's track team had four athletes finish with a 4.00 for the semester; the women's soccer team had three.
Women's track (3.31), women's cross country (3.30), women's tennis (3.28), women's soccer (3.28), women's tennis (3.28), women's volleyball (3.26), women's golf (3.15), men's tennis (3.10), men's cross country (3.09) and women's basketball (3.03) all have average cumulative GPAs of at least 3.00.
"I am simply overwhelmed by these numbers," Gee said. "Our student-athletes have far exceeded the performance of any class before them.
"Much of the credit for this success goes to our coaches for recruiting the right students for our university. I also greatly appreciate the hard work of Darr Tucknott and Louise Torgerson in Athletic Academic Services for guiding our student-athletes down the right academic path."
"This is a tremendous accomplishment, and we're very proud," added UM Director of Athletics Jim O'Day. "It serves notice that we are extremely committed to our primary goal of supporting the academic pursuits of our student-athletes."
Gee said that the Grizzlies' 271 student-athletes had an average grade point average for the 2008 spring semester of 3.08. The student-athletes' success in the classroom helped raise the average cumulative GPA to 3.05.
The averages for UM's undergraduate student body as a whole is 2.89 for the spring semester and 2.90 cumulative.
Nine of Montana's 12 athletic teams posted spring GPAs of at least 3.00, with six squads finishing with GPAs of 3.20 or better.
The 38-athlete women's track team led the way with a 3.38. Closely following were women's soccer and women's volleyball at 3.37, women's tennis at 3.35 and women's cross country at 3.32.
Men's cross country (3.20), women's basketball (3.19), women's golf (3.17) and men's basketball (3.03) also finished above 3.00.
Men's track posted a 2.97, men's tennis a 2.87 and football a 2.86.
The Grizzlies achieved their academic success while completing well over a credit more on average than the undergraduate student body. UM's student-athletes had an average academic load of 13.71 credits, while the average undergraduate completed 12.31 credits.
Montana had 168 student-athletes finish the term with a GPA of at least 3.00, had 52 on the Dean's List and saw 16 post perfect 4.00 semesters. The women's track team had four athletes finish with a 4.00 for the semester; the women's soccer team had three.
Women's track (3.31), women's cross country (3.30), women's tennis (3.28), women's soccer (3.28), women's tennis (3.28), women's volleyball (3.26), women's golf (3.15), men's tennis (3.10), men's cross country (3.09) and women's basketball (3.03) all have average cumulative GPAs of at least 3.00.
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