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)
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