University of Northern Iowa Athletics
UNI Athletics Records Best Academic Semester in Program History
6/24/2020 10:00:00 AM | Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Cross Country, Track and Field, PSC, Cheer Squad, Dance Team, Trademark Licensing, TC's Kids Club, Panther Mayhem, Elevating Educators
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI student-athletes recorded a department-wide 3.54 GPA, the strongest academic showing since the department started recording GPAs. Each team finished the semester with a 3.29 GPA or higher and 11 of UNI's 15 teams recorded a semester GPA over 3.50.
Women's swimming and diving led the way with a 3.82 team GPA for the spring, bringing their overall cumulative GPA to 3.66.
UNI women's cross country was second with a 3.81 team GPA and women's tennis tallied a 3.79 mark for the semester.
UNI men's golf recorded the highest GPA among men's teams with a 3.63 semester GPA.
Student-athletes as a whole have recorded a higher GPA than the general student body for 21 consecutive semesters. The overall cumulative GPA now sits at a 3.27. The overall semester GPA of 3.54 exceeded the goal of 3.2 listed as a metric in UNI Athletics strategic plan, Panthers Rising.
"I am incredibly excited by the performance of our student-athletes during a semester that was unlike anything any of them have ever experienced," Director of Athletics David Harris said. "Our student-athletes, coaches and academic support staff showed great resilience and adapted to the circumstances they were presented with at a blistering pace. They not only met the challenge, they exceeded all of our expectations. We are all appreciative of the fantastic work done by Stacia Eggers, Andrea Greve-Coello and Jadyn Spencer in providing academic support to our student-athletes under these unprecedented conditions."
Over 83% of student-athletes recorded a 3.0 or higher semester GPA and 63% recorded a GPA higher than 3.5. All 15 UNI teams now exceed a 3.0 cumulative GPA and seven teams have a team cumulative GPA higher than 3.5.
Women's swimming and diving led the way with a 3.82 team GPA for the spring, bringing their overall cumulative GPA to 3.66.
UNI women's cross country was second with a 3.81 team GPA and women's tennis tallied a 3.79 mark for the semester.
UNI men's golf recorded the highest GPA among men's teams with a 3.63 semester GPA.
Student-athletes as a whole have recorded a higher GPA than the general student body for 21 consecutive semesters. The overall cumulative GPA now sits at a 3.27. The overall semester GPA of 3.54 exceeded the goal of 3.2 listed as a metric in UNI Athletics strategic plan, Panthers Rising.
"I am incredibly excited by the performance of our student-athletes during a semester that was unlike anything any of them have ever experienced," Director of Athletics David Harris said. "Our student-athletes, coaches and academic support staff showed great resilience and adapted to the circumstances they were presented with at a blistering pace. They not only met the challenge, they exceeded all of our expectations. We are all appreciative of the fantastic work done by Stacia Eggers, Andrea Greve-Coello and Jadyn Spencer in providing academic support to our student-athletes under these unprecedented conditions."
Over 83% of student-athletes recorded a 3.0 or higher semester GPA and 63% recorded a GPA higher than 3.5. All 15 UNI teams now exceed a 3.0 cumulative GPA and seven teams have a team cumulative GPA higher than 3.5.
| Team | Semester GPA |
| Basketball, Men | 3.56 |
| Basketball, Women | 3.78 |
| Cross Country, Men | 3.54 |
| Cross Country, Women | 3.81 |
| Football | 3.32 |
| Golf, Men | 3.63 |
| Golf, Women | 3.41 |
| Soccer | 3.62 |
| Softball | 3.72 |
| Swimming, Women | 3.82 |
| Tennis, Women | 3.79 |
| Track & Field, Men | 3.29 |
| Track & Field, Women | 3.63 |
| Volleyball | 3.75 |
| Wrestling | 3.38 |
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