BOONE, N.C. – Last fall, Appalachian State Athletics posted its 11th consecutive semester with a grade point average above 3.0 for Mountaineer student-athletes.
The 2017 fall semester GPA was a 3.07 for all of athletics, contributing to a cumulative GPA of 3.10 for App State student-athletes.
Thirteen teams had a semester GPA above a 3.0, and thirteen teams have maintained a cumulative GPA above a 3.0. An impressive 22 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA for the fall semester. A total of 297 student-athletes made the university's academic honor roll, an achievement that requires a minimum GPA of 3.25 while being enrolled in at least 12 semester hours.
The App State women's cross country team earned a semester GPA of 3.59 and cumulative GPA of 3.53, ranking it first among women's sports teams. The men's cross country team attained the highest semester GPA among men's sports with a 3.39, and men's golf led the way with a 3.26 cumulative GPA.
Among all of these achievements, App State also had 20 student-athletes graduate in December 2017.
| NAME |
SPORT |
MAJOR |
| Avery Jackson |
Baseball |
Management |
| Tyler Stroup |
Baseball |
Criminal Justice |
| Cole Finch |
Men's XC/T&F |
Graphic Design |
| Jackson Powers |
Men's XC/T&F |
Health and PE |
| Josh Hanna |
Men's XC/T&F |
International Business/Finance |
| AJ Howard |
Football |
Political Science |
| Beau Nunn |
Football |
Sustainable Development |
| Brandon Pinckney |
Football |
Electronic Media/Broadcasting |
| Caleb Fuller |
Football |
Exercise Science |
| Colby Gossett |
Football |
Management |
| Curtis Fitch |
Football |
Management |
| Dezmin Reed |
Football |
Communication Studies |
| Shaedon Meadors |
Football |
Criminal Justice |
| Taylor Lamb |
Football |
Health and PE |
| Zach Joines |
Men's golf |
Communication Studies |
| Mitch Kilmer |
Men's soccer |
Management |
| Thibaut Arpinon |
Men's soccer |
International Economics |
| Cara Parker |
Softball |
Middle Grades Education |
| Jack Maddocks |
Men's tennis |
Psychology |
| Trey Morris |
Men's tennis |
Communication Studies |
Since its 2014-15 transition to the Sun Belt Conference for all but two sports (wrestling and field hockey), App State has paced the league in academic performance among its student-athletes. Last year, App State won the Sun Belt Institutional Graduation Rate Award for the second time in three years. The Mountaineers led the league with 237 combined student-athletes on the 2016-17 Sun Belt Commissioner's List (3.5+ GPA) or Academic Honor Roll (3.0-3.49 GPA).
Teams with a fall GPA above a 3.0:
| TEAM |
FALL 2017 GPA |
| Women's cross country |
3.59 |
| Women's soccer |
3.43 |
| Women's tennis |
3.407 |
| Women's track |
3.404 |
| Men's cross country |
3.39 |
| Field hockey |
3.379 |
| Women's golf |
3.371 |
| Men' tennis |
3.22 |
| Volleyball |
3.21 |
| Women's basketball |
3.19 |
| Men's golf |
3.16 |
| Men's track |
3.06 |
| Baseball |
3.02 |
Teams with a cumulative GPA above a 3.0:
| TEAM |
CUMULATIVE GPA |
| Women's cross country |
3.53 |
| Women's soccer |
3.50 |
| Women's tennis |
3.29 |
| Women's track |
3.34 |
| Men's cross country |
3.21 |
| Field hockey |
3.40 |
| Women's golf |
3.37 |
| Men' tennis |
3.20 |
| Volleyball |
3.32 |
| Women's basketball |
3.22 |
| Men's golf |
3.26 |
| Softball |
3.01 |
| Men's soccer |
3.18 |
