UND student athletes post record 3.277 GPA during fall semester

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University of North Dakota

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1-23-2015

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UND student athletes post record 3.277 GPA during fall semester

University of North Dakota Director of Athletics Brian Faison announced today that UND’s 455 student-athletes combined for a 3.277 grade-point average during the Fall 2014 semester, the highest single-semester GPA in UND Athletics history.

Eighteen of UND’s 21 teams had a GPA of 3.0 or greater during the fall semester. UND’s women’s teams combined for a 3.370 GPA while the men’s teams recorded a 3.174 GPA.

“The ’student’ clearly does come first for the student-athletes at UND,” said Faison. “Congratulations to our student-athletes, our coaches and our academic services staff, led by Amanda Hajdu and her staff of Stacy Bjorlie and Calin Burger, for another record-breaking semester of academic successes.”

Sixty-nine percent (316-455) of UND’s student-athletes recorded a GPA of 3.0 or better during the fall semester, including 70 individuals who earned a perfect 4.0. Additionally, 65 percent (294-455) of UND’s student-athletes own a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, including 28 with a perfect 4.0 cumulative GPA.

In all, 74 percent (336-455) of UND’s total student-athlete population landed on the Fall 2014 Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for achieving either a fall semester or cumulative 3.0 grade-point average. Those student-athletes will be recognized at halftime of UND’s Feb. 5 women’s basketball game against Southern Utah.

In 2013-14, UND’s student-athletes achieved a 3.177 grade-point average to break the single-year department record of 3.173 previously set in 2011-12.

Top 5 Women’s Team GPAs (Fall) Basketball, 3.539Hockey, 3.492Cross Country, 3.491Track & Field, 3.464Swimming & Diving, 3.460

Top 5 Men’s Team GPAs (Fall) Cross Country, 3.448Swimming & Diving, 3.364Tennis, 3.362Track & Field, 3.346Baseball, 3.330

Athletics Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2014): Baseball: Sam Alt, A.J. Anderson, Ellery Bresnahan, Luis Calvo, Jeff Campbell, Ben Clark, Brett DeGagne',Trent Egan, Brett Harrison, Zach Hayes, Zach Heaser, Reid Jungling, Chris Knoll, Dalton Leuschke, Miles Lewis, Daniel Lockhert, Zach Muckenhirn, Dalton Parrott, Taylor Petersen, T.J. Pigeon, Cameron Powell,Ryan Reese, Patrick Riewer, Tyler Ruemmele, Drew Sannes, Andrew Thome, Jacob Threlkeld, Connor Trygstad, Alex Twenge, Hunter Walsh

Basketball (M): Shane Benton, Chad Calcaterra, Terrel de Rouen, Dustin Hobaugh, Quinton Hooker, James Richman, Ryan Salmonson, Jamal Webb

Basketball (W): Josie Buckley, Siri Burck, Josie Dillon, Makailah Dyer, Ellen Kiser, Katie Klapprodt, Kelsey Knox, Megan Lauck, Mia Loyd, Jordan Meyer, Erin O'Toole, Ellie Ripplinger, Samantha Roscoe, Grace Sawatzke, Bailey Strand, Leah Szabla, Emily Thompson

Football: Zach Adler, Brandon Anderson, Dylan Bakker, Ryan Bartels, Dylan Beck, Colton Boas, Connor Bolduc, Garrett Bollant, Pat Brown, Baylee Carr, Alec Carrothers, Austin Cieslak, Mat Cox, Spencer Cummings, Jake Disterhaupt, Brandon Dranka, Luke Fiedler, Charles Flowers, Jacob Francis, Jer Garman,Drew Greely, Jace Hellman, Ben Henson, Alex Hickel, Jacob Holmen, William James, Brian Labat, Brandon Larson, Alex MacGregor, Luke Mathewson, R.J. McGill, Brandon Miller, Jake Miller, Joe Mollberg, Alex Nelson, Kyle Norberg, Tucker Nordby, Connor O'Brien, Dillon Olson, Dwayne Pecosky, Ben Peters, Will Ratelle, Taj Rich, William Rovig, Zack Selland, Patrick Sharp, Luke Stanley, Adam Stiner, A.J. Stockwell,Keaton Studsrud, Brandon Walker, Hudson Walton, Ross Windfeldt, Kyle Woodsmall, Casey Young

Golf (M): Nick Adams, Jacob Dehne, Sean Halverson, Collin Lervick, Aaron Pulanco, Daniel Sayler

Golf (W): Haily Abel, Dani DelGreco, Amanda Fairweather, Alexis Guggisberg, Emma Kishel, Olivia Knutson,Sadie Martin, Tierra Novacek, Lauren Schweppe, Rylee Slotsve

Hockey (M): Gage Ausmus, Drake Caggiula, Connor Gaarder, Matt Hrynkiw, Cam Johnson, Paul LaDue,Mark MacMillan, Nick Mattson, Zane McIntyre, Andrew Panzarella, Austin Poganski, Tucker Poolman,Johnny Simonson, Colten St. Clair, Troy Stecher, Keaton Thompson

Hockey (W): Shelby Amsley-Benzie, Annie Chipman, Andrea Dalen