Daemen Student-Athletes Post 19th Straight Semester With 3.0+ GPA

1/18/2023 9:53:00 AM

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Fall 2022 semester was a success for the Daemen University Division of Athletics with student-athletes achieving a collective 3.11 grade point average (GPA). It marks the 19th consecutive semester that student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher.

The academic performance includes 13 student-athletes who achieved a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. Those with perfect semesters are from a broad cross section of the student-athlete body with 12 of 17 Daemen's intercollegiate athletic programs represented. Teams with 4.0 student-athletes include cheerleading, men's cross country, men's track & field, men's soccer, men's tennis, men's volleyball, women's basketball, women's bowling, women's cross country, women's track and field, women's lacrosse and women's volleyball.

A total of 156 student-athletes individually achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the semester. That represents 65% of Daemen's total student-athlete body. In addition, 77 student-athletes (32% of total) achieved a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher. At the conclusion of the Fall 2022 semester, 166 student-athletes (68% of total) now hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, including eight with a 4.0.

Also, 10 of Daemen's intercollegiate athletic programs achieved a semester GPA of 3.0 or better:

women's tennis (3.60)
women's cross country (3.38)
women's soccer (3.35)
men's cross country (3.31)
men's tennis (3.23)
women's track & field (3.22)
men's volleyball (3.20)
men's track & field (3.17)
women's basketball (3.12)
women's lacrosse (3.03

Daemen University features the premier NCAA Division II athletics program in the Buffalo-Niagara region, sponsoring 17 intercollegiate teams. For the latest information on Daemen Athletics, follow the Wildcats via social media on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, or sign up to receive customizable news alerts, e-mail newsletters and weekly schedule alerts.

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