School-record 236 student-athletes earn 3.0 GPA's in Fall Semester

Jan. 16, 2007

Lawrence, Kan. –

A record 236 student-athletes earned spots on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll during the Fall 2006 semester, according to statistics released Monday by Kansas Athletics. To earn a place on the Honor Roll, a student-athlete must compile a 3.0 grade-point average for the semester.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

Of the 236 Honor Roll members, 37 earned perfect 4.0 averages, a school record for a Fall semester. The 236 represent 52 percent of the student-athletes on rosters at KU.

Eight teams earned 3.0 GPA’s or better, including women’s golf, whose 3.32 represented the highest team average for the semester. KU’s teams earned a combined 2.88 GPA, the third-highest ever at KU for a Fall semester.

“We’re very pleased with the overall success of our student-athletes,” KU Athletics Director Lew Perkins said. “Outstanding academic success represents a key element of our strategic plan. Thanks to hard work by our student-athletes, our student-support services staff and the KU faculty, we continue to see positive results.”

Following are team-by-team grade-point averages:

Baseball 2.83

Men’s Basketball 2.54

Women’s Basketball 2.94

Football 2.41

Men’s Golf 2.86

Women’s Golf 3.32 *Highest team for Fall 06

Rowing 3.19

Softball 3.04

Soccer 3.26

Swimming & Diving 3.07

Tennis 3.16

Men’s Track & Field 2.87

Men’s Cross Country 2.77

Women’s Track & Field 3.03

Women’s Cross Country 2.95

Volleyball 3.27

All Sports Combined 2.88 *Third highest GPA for a Fall term

Athletics Director’s Honor Roll

4.00 = 37 * Most in a Fall term

3.00-3.99 = 199 * Most in a Fall term

Total = 236 * New record for AD Honor Roll

(52% of Students on active rosters)

-KU-