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Cards Achieve Solid Academic Results in Spring Semester
May 25, 2022 | Academic Services, Track & Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field and cross country teams turned in impressive results in the classroom in the 2022 spring semester. The women registered a 3.162 team GPA while the men posted a combined GPA of 3.068.
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On the men's side, 22 student-athletes will be named to the Athletic Director's honor roll with a GPA of 3.0 or better with four achieving a perfect mark of 4.0, earning Dean's Scholar status.
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For the women, 29 Cardinals will be named to the Athletic Director's honor roll after earning a GPA of at 3.0 or better while eight student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA and will be named Dean's Scholars.
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In addition, 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. Â
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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.
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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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For the latest on Louisville Track & Field and Cross Country, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleTrackXC and on Facebook at facebook.com/LouisvilleTrackXC.
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On the men's side, 22 student-athletes will be named to the Athletic Director's honor roll with a GPA of 3.0 or better with four achieving a perfect mark of 4.0, earning Dean's Scholar status.
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For the women, 29 Cardinals will be named to the Athletic Director's honor roll after earning a GPA of at 3.0 or better while eight student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA and will be named Dean's Scholars.
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In addition, 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. Â
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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.
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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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For the latest on Louisville Track & Field and Cross Country, visit GoCards.com, follow the team's Twitter account at @LouisvilleTrackXC and on Facebook at facebook.com/LouisvilleTrackXC.
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