Gamecocks set new high mark in the classroom
South Carolina Student-athletes set a departmental GPA record by earning a 3.278 for the spring semester. It was the 19th-consecutive semester in which the student-athletes have combined for a GPA above a 3.0.
Two teams earned their highest GPA: women’s swimming and diving (3.733) and women’s soccer (3.637). Women’s swimming and diving also earned bragging rights by being the GPA leader for teams in the department.
Baseball (3.186) earned its highest team GPA in season, while women’s golf (3.717) recorded its third consecutive semester with the team GPA above a 3.7. Fifteen of the 18 teams earned a 3.0 or better GPA.
The department named 78 student-athletes to the President’s List, 179 to the Dean’s List, and 386 to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.0).
USC’s GPAs
Sport-by-sport outlook:
Baseball 3.186
Men’s Basketball 3.093
Women’s Basketball 2.904
Beach Volleyball 3.650
Equestrian 3.526
Football 2.855
Men’s Golf 3.542
Women’s Golf 3.717
Men’s Soccer 3.332
Women’s Soccer 3.637
Softball 3.456
Men’s Swimming & Diving 3.348
Women’s Swimming & Diving 3.733
Men’s Tennis 3.316
Women’s Tennis 3.645
Men’s Track & Field 2.906
Women’s Track & Field/Cross Country 3.370
Volleyball 3.335
This story was originally published May 20, 2016 at 11:46 AM.