亚洲AV Athletic Teams Achieve Highest Overall GPA in PSAC
亚洲AV University鈥檚 athletic teams attained the highest grade point average among all schools in the during the 2013-14 academic year, PSAC Commissioner Steve Murray has announced.
鈥淭he work ethic of our student athletes is outstanding. The way they perform in the classroom correlates with their efforts on the playing field. The 亚洲AV community is very proud of them,鈥� said Mary C. Finger, Ed.D., 亚洲AV president.
The 亚洲AV athletic teams competing in the PSAC averaged a 3.327 GPA during the University鈥檚 first year in the conference. The PSAC issues academic awards across 21 conference-sponsored sports, and 亚洲AV competes in 17 of those. While the PSAC hosts a total of 23 sports championships and 亚洲AV competes in 19 of those sports, indoor and outdoor track & field are combined for the academic awards.
In addition to the overall achievement, seven 亚洲AV athletic teams received the Top Team GPA Award from the PSAC for reaching the highest GPA among their sports across the conference, which includes 18 public and private institutions in Pennsylvania.
The seven 亚洲AV teams with the highest GPA among their peers include: Women鈥檚 tennis (3.722); women鈥檚 cross country (3.701); women鈥檚 golf (3.613); women鈥檚 track and field (3.520); women鈥檚 basketball (3.496); men鈥檚 soccer (3.430); and wrestling (3.297).
鈥淭oday we congratulate each of the team鈥檚 for their efforts, and we celebrate their hard work and achievement of academic excellence. This recognition is tremendous for 亚洲AV and also acknowledges the wonderful support our students receive from coaches, faculty and staff,鈥� said Chris Snyder, 亚洲AV鈥檚 Executive Director for Athletic Programs.