General | 5/18/2017 11:41:00 AM

STATESBORO, Ga. – The nearly 400 student-athletes who make up the Georgia Southern Athletics Department earned a 3.01 GPA for the 2016-2017 academic year, as announced Thursday by director of athletics Tom Kleinlein. This mark matches last year's GPA of 3.01, which was the first time in Georgia Southern athletic history that the student-athletes had reached the 3.0 threshold. This spring, the athletic GPA was 3.10, the highest single-semester GPA in the history of GS athletics.

Two hundred and forty student-athletes made the Honor Roll this spring, which accounts for over 65 percent of the department. Forty-three of those student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA to earn a spot on the President's List, while 86 students made the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.5-3.99. Another 111 made the honor roll for posting a 3.00-3.49 GPA for the semester.

Eleven of the 15 GS programs posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher in the fall while 12 programs reached that mark in the spring. Eight of the nine female programs, and four of the six male programs, posted a team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the year. Listed below are the programs accomplishing this goal:
Women's Tennis 3.72 (Highest Female GPA for the 2016-2017 Academic Year)
Women's Golf 3.50
Women's Swimming 3.38
Softball 3.32
Women's Basketball 3.29
Women's Soccer 3.24
Volleyball 3.21
Women's Track 3.05
Men's Golf 3.51 (Highest Male GPA for the 2016-2017 Academic Year)
Men's Tennis 3.50
Men's Soccer 3.18
Baseball 3.16

Spring 2017 GPA of 3.0 or Higher
Women's Tennis 3.76 (Highest Female GPA for the Spring 2017 semester)
Women's Golf 3.50
Women's Swimming 3.46
Women's Basketball 3.32
Volleyball 3.32
Softball 3.30
Women's Track 3.12
Men's Golf 3.606 (Highest Male GPA for the Spring 2017 Academic Year)
Men's Tennis 3.59
Women's soccer 3.32
Men's Soccer 3.193
Baseball 3.124

Fall 2016 GPA of 3.0 or Higher
Women's Tennis 3.69 (Highest Female GPA for the Fall 2016 semester)
Women's Golf 3.51
Softball 3.35
Women's Swimming 3.31
Women's Soccer 3.15
Women's Basketball 3.25
Volleyball 3.09
Men's Tennis 3.43 (Highest Male GPA for the Fall 2016 semester)
Men's Golf 3.40
Baseball 3.20
Men's Soccer 3.16

With the success of the spring, many of the athletic teams have a streak of consecutive semesters higher than a 3.0 GPA. Women's tennis (24), swimming & diving (20), volleyball (16), softball (14), women's soccer (11) and men's tennis (11) add this semester to their consistent model of academic success. 

Other highlights include:
Swimming: Highest GPA since Spring 2009 (3.46); Highest overall GPA since the 2008-2009 academic year (3.38)
Women's Basketball: Highest semester GPA (3.32); Highest Overall GPA (3.29)
Football: Third highest semester GPA; Third highest overall GPA
Baseball: Highest Spring GPA; Highest overall GPA
Men's Tennis: Highest semester GPA; Second highest overall GPA
Men's Golf: Highest semester GPA; Highest overall GPA

The 2017-18 academic year begins on Monday, Aug. 14.