BOONE, N.C. – App State student-athletes continue to impress in the classroom, as they posted their 18th straight semester with a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average this spring.
The Mountaineers ended the spring with a 3.16 GPA for all student-athletes. The cumulative GPA for all student-athletes currently sits at 3.29.
Twelve programs ended the spring with over a 3.0 semester GPA, with six programs higher than a 3.5. Women's golf led all sports with a 3.68 semester GPA, followed by softball with a 3.60. Men's cross country topped the men's sports with a 3.36, followed closely by men's golf with a 3.34.
All App State's teams maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better, with women's cross country leading the way at 3.68. Field hockey and women's golf aren't far behind, with a 3.65 and 3.64, respectively. On the men's side, men's golf holds the highest cumulative GPA with a 3.48.
The Mountaineers were recognized by the Sun Belt in 2020 for their academic excellence, boasting the highest number of student-athletes named to the Honor Roll and Commissioner's list with 330. App State also won the 2019-20 Sun Belt Conference Overall Student Graduation Rate Award, with a graduation success rate of 85 percent. This was the second straight year that App State has had the highest graduation rate among overall student bodies of conference schools.
| TEAM |
SPRING 2021 GPA |
CUMULATIVE GPA |
| Women's Golf |
3.68 |
3.64 |
| Softball |
3.60 |
3.40 |
| Women's Cross Country |
3.594 |
3.68 |
| Soccer |
3.592 |
3.59 |
| Volleyball |
3.591 |
3.53 |
| Tennis |
3.54 |
3.58 |
| Field Hockey |
3.46 |
3.65 |
| Women's Track & Field |
3.43 |
3.46 |
| Men's Cross Country |
3.36 |
3.32 |
| Men's Golf |
3.34 |
3.48 |
| Women's Basketball |
3.26 |
3.25 |
| Wrestling |
3.02 |
3.18 |
| Baseball |
2.89 |
3.10 |
| Men's Basketball |
2.86 |
3.06 |
| Football |
2.80 |
3.00 |
| Men's Track & Field |
2.69 |
3.03 |
