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Gamecock athletes record highest departmental GPA on record

Submitted by WIS Web Staff

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013, 12:17pm

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COLUMBIA, SC (WIS)- University of South
Carolina student-athletes have set a new standard in the classroom. They ended the Fall 2012 semester with the
highest departmental grade point average (GPA) on record, posting a 3.267,
surpassing the previous high of 3.202 set in the Fall 2011. Gamecock
student-athletes have posted a combined GPA of 3.0 or better for 12 consecutive
semesters.

Fifteen of the seventeen teams earned at least a 3.0 GPA,
with five teams logging its highest GPA ever, including Baseball (3.201),
Football (2.918), Women's Tennis (3.611), Volleyball (3.632) and Women's Track
and Field (3.427). Women's Soccer earned its second highest GPA on record
(3.532).

Volleyball earned bragging rights as the departmental GPA
leader by recording a 3.632. No team scored below a 2.75 GPA, and 12 teams
improved from the previous semester. Football earned its fifth consecutive
semester above a 2.70.

The department named 76 student-athletes to the
President's List (for those with a perfect 4.0 GPA), 165 to the Dean's List,
and 378 to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0).

"Our student-athletes are competitive not only in their
sport but also in the classroom," noted Maria Hickman, Associate Athletics
Director for Academics/Student Development. "We are proud of the success of our student-athletes and will continue
to place importance on achieving academically and being a complete
student-athlete."

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