Top of the Class!

This press release warrants an academic update for all who have an interest in our program. SIUE Women's Soccer continues its fine tradition of excellence in the classroom with the following announcement in relation to the Spring 2011 Semester.

In total for the 2010-11 school year, the team has had 5 players recognized by the NSCAA as Scholar All Central Region recipients, 8 different players garner a perfect 4.0 GPA, 13 Deans List honorees and 10 OVC Comissioner's List recipients. Not to mention the highest overall Team GPA for the Fall semester and the highest Women's team GPA for the Spring. Great Day to be a Cougar!

SIUE Student-Athletes Post 3.0 GPA for 10^th Straight Semester

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. – SIUE student-athletes posted a combined 3.124 grade point average (GPA) and have now excelled to a GPA of 3.0 or better for 10 consecutive semesters.

The spring semester featured 11 athletic programs which finished with a GPA of better than 3.0. It closed out a highly-successful year for Cougar student-athletes who also posted an all-time best 3.172 GPA during the 2010 fall semester.

“This milestone of 10 consecutive semesters should not go without fanfare. These student-athletes work hard in the classroom, and their efforts should be lauded,” said SIUE Director of Athletics Dr. Brad Hewitt. “They have demonstrated their commitment to academic success and eliminated the concern that Division I athletics would diminish our academic performance.”

Men’s golf earned the highest GPA of any SIUE athletics program with a combined 3.619. Women’s soccer earned the best GPA among the women’s programs with a 3.428.

Nine other programs also finished better than 3.0. They include men’s track and field (3.077), women’s track and field (3.025), men’s cross country (3.286), women’s cross country (3.211), softball (3.268), men’s tennis (3.183), women’s tennis (3.383), volleyball (3.229) and women’s golf (3.212).

Better than 62 percent of all SIUE student-athletes (158 of 253) finished with a GPA of 3.0 or better. There were 75 student-athletes who were named to SIUE’s Dean’s List, having posted a GPA of better than 3.5.

“Timely graduation is the focal point of our mission in Intercollegiate Athletics. The University’s support structure that is in place continues to reinforce the outstanding achievement for SIUE student-athletes,” said Hewitt.