RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky University student-athletes have reached a departmental grade point average above 3.0 for the 20^th-straight semester.
 
Colonel student-athletes concluded the Fall 2021 semester with a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.17, the highest fall GPA in department history. 11 of 14 EKU teams earned a GPA of 3.0 or better.

"We are immensely proud of the work our student-athletes put forth in the classroom this fall," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Matt Roan. "The young men and women who represent Eastern Kentucky are incredibly driven to succeed academically and their determination and perseverance showed in a record-breaking semester."
 
Women's cross country (3.820) earned the highest team GPA in the fall semester and their highest ever. Beach volleyball (3.692), volleyball (3.619), and baseball (3.317) all set program records for their highest fall GPA.  

The department saw 67 student-athletes earn a 4.0, 115 student-athletes make the Dean's List, and 230 named Colonel Scholars.