Daemen Student-Athletes Post 21st Straight Semester With 3.0+ GPA

1/17/2024 9:25:00 AM

AMHERST, N.Y. - The Fall 2023 semester was a success for the Daemen University Division of Athletics, with student-athletes achieving a collective 3.22 grade point average (GPA). It marks the 21st consecutive semester that student-athletes have achieved a 3.0 GPA or higher.

The academic performance includes nine 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 eight of Daemen's 17 intercollegiate athletic programs represented. Teams with 4.0 student-athletes include men's cross country, men's soccer, men's track & field, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's lacrosse, women's track & field and women's volleyball.

A total of 164 student-athletes individually achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the semester. That represents 66-percent of Daemen's total student-athlete body. In addition, 99 student-athletes (40% of total) achieved a semester GPA of 3.50 or higher. At the conclusion of the Fall 2023 semester, 168 student-athletes (67% of total) hold a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Also, 12 of Daemen's intercollegiate athletic programs achieved a semester GPA of 3.0 or better:

women's cross country (3.64)
men's tennis (3.55)
women's soccer (3.35)
women's tennis (3.32)
women's basketball (3.31)
women's track & field (3.31)
men's cross country (3.25)
women's bowling (3.22)
men's basketball (3.13)
women's lacrosse (3.08)
women's volleyball (3.08)
men's soccer (3.02)

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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