Eastern Michigan University's student-athletes turned
in the third-best academic record in school history, recording
a 3.02 GPA for the fall 2006 term.
The cumulative GPA for all EMU student-athletes is 3.08.
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SMART SWING: The men's
golf team had the
highest GPA,
3.334, of all the EMU men's
varsity
sports during fall 2006. |
"We feel that academic achievement is the cornerstone
of the student-athlete experience," said EMU Athletics
Director Derrick Gragg. "We are very proud of the student-athletes'
work in the classrooms and will continue to support them
as they continue to reach the ultimate goal of graduating."
The women's swimming and diving team led all EMU teams
with a 3.52 GPA. The men's golf team led the male sports
teams with a 3.34 GPA. For women's sports, all but the
women's track team compiled at least a 3.0 GPA for the
fall term.
During fall 2006, there were 25
student-athletes that earned a 4.0 GPA and another 273
athletes who earned a 3.0 GPA or higher. For more interesting
numbers about EMU's student-athletes, go to this week's "By
the Numbers" column at www.emich.edu/focus_emu/013007/bythenumbers.html.
"Obviously, our staff and student-athletes work closely
to make sure that a major emphasis is put on the academic
success for our teams and this 2006 fall report is the
proof that all of that hard work is paying off," said Erin
Burdis, EMU's assistant director of Student-Athlete Support
Services. "We are very happy with the results from this
past semester and we expect that success to continue into
the future."
