With 14 of
Canisius College's 16 varsity intercollegiate teams reporting a semester grade
point average of 3.0 or better and 13 student-athletes boasting a perfect 4.0
GPA, the athletic department is proud to announce that the College's 312
student-athletes recorded a cumulative grade point average of 3.086 for the
2010 fall semester. This marks the eighth consecutive semester where Canisius
student-athletes have surpassed a cumulative 3.0 GPA.
A total of
185 student-athletes were awarded with a semester GPA of 3.0 or better, which
breaks down to 59 percent of the student-athlete population at the College.
After the 2010 fall semester, 70 percent of Canisius' student-athletes have
graduated on time, which exceeds the school's undergraduate mark of 65 percent
for all other full-time students. Four of the 13 student-athletes with a perfect
4.0 grade point average for the 2010 fall semester are repeat achievers.
The
athletic department is also proud to announce that six programs posted their
highest fall GPAs over the last four years, with baseball, men's lacrosse and
men's swimming and diving joining the group of teams with a team GPA of 3.0 or
better. Leading the way in the fall semester was the synchronized swimming
program, which posted a team grade point average of 3.50. The women's basketball
team ranked second with a semester GPA of 3.45, with cross country placing third after earning
a semester GPA of 3.42. Volleyball (3.38) and men's cross country (3.32) round
out the top five. Other programs with a team GPA better than 3.0 for the fall
semester include the women's swimming and diving and hockey programs (3.31), women's
soccer (3.30), golf (3.29), women's lacrosse (3.21), softball (3.20), baseball
(3.08), men's lacrosse (3.04) and men's swimming and diving (3.03).
The
College's five fall teams (men and women's cross country, men and women's
soccer and volleyball) combined to place 28 student-athletes on the MAAC
All-Academic Teams. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a
student-athlete must be at least a sophomore in standing with two years at the
College and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better.
