Southeast Missouri's Department of Athletics celebrated another strong year in the classroom during the 2018-19 campaign.
A total of 229 individuals achieved a 3.0 or higher grade point average this past academic year equating to 67.7 percent of the entire student-athlete population. Forty-five of those student-athletes recorded perfect 4.0 GPAs.
The SEMO women's tennis team led the department with a 3.87 cumulative GPA and registered a 4.0 during the spring semester alone. Women's cross country (3.75), gymnastics (3.70), women's soccer (3.69), softball (3.67), women's track & field (3.62), volleyball (3.61), baseball (3.27), women's basketball (3.19) and men's cross country (3.16) followed as the other programs to post 3.16 or better GPAs.
During the spring semester, SEMO's Department of Athletics accumulated a 3.23 GPA. Women's tennis (4.0), softball (3.74), women's track & field (3.71), volleyball (3.68) and women's soccer (3.67) filled the top five GPAs over the spring term.
In addition, women’s cross country and volleyball both earned the NCAA Public Recognition Award for posting a perfect Academic Progress Rate score, each for the fourth consecutive year.
In all, 68 student-athletes received their degrees, including 18 in the fall and 50 in the spring.
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