Louisville Athletics Places 467 on Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
May 25, 2022 | General, Academic Services
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville student-athletes continue to successfully compete in the classroom as the Cardinals turned in another outstanding semester in the classroom this spring with 467 placed on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll. The honor roll recognizes student-athletes with at least a 3.0 grade point average for the semester.
All UofL student athletes combined to produce an average GPA of 3.0 or better for the 23rd straight semester. Cardinal student-athletes achieved an impressive 3.256 collective GPA for 2022 spring semester.
In addition, University of Louisville track star Gabriela Leon was the 2022 Arthur Ashe Female Sports Scholar of the Year. In all, 22 minority athletes from the University of Louisville were recognized for their work in the classroom. The students named 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, are at least sophomores academically, and have been active on their campuses or in their communities.
Field hockey led the way for Louisville's 23 sports, posting a 3.827 team GPA during the fall, with baseball holding the highest team GPA of 3.428 on the men's side. Lacrosse led the way with nine student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0 on the women's side. The men were led by men's cross country/track and field's 4.
In recent national graduation rates released by the NCAA, UofL student-athletes achieved a record 91 percent graduation rate to match the Cardinals' best mark in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report.
Five Louisville athletic teams – men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball – received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program for ranking in the top 10 percent in the 2015-19 most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes. Fourteen UofL programs produced perfect APR scores for the most recent single-year figures.
All UofL student athletes combined to produce an average GPA of 3.0 or better for the 23rd straight semester. Cardinal student-athletes achieved an impressive 3.256 collective GPA for 2022 spring semester.
In addition, University of Louisville track star Gabriela Leon was the 2022 Arthur Ashe Female Sports Scholar of the Year. In all, 22 minority athletes from the University of Louisville were recognized for their work in the classroom. The students named 2022 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars are students of color who have maintained a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.5, are at least sophomores academically, and have been active on their campuses or in their communities.
Field hockey led the way for Louisville's 23 sports, posting a 3.827 team GPA during the fall, with baseball holding the highest team GPA of 3.428 on the men's side. Lacrosse led the way with nine student-athletes posting a perfect 4.0 on the women's side. The men were led by men's cross country/track and field's 4.
In recent national graduation rates released by the NCAA, UofL student-athletes achieved a record 91 percent graduation rate to match the Cardinals' best mark in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) Report.
Five Louisville athletic teams – men's and women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf and volleyball – received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program for ranking in the top 10 percent in the 2015-19 most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate scores, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes. Fourteen UofL programs produced perfect APR scores for the most recent single-year figures.
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