Posted 1:55 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, 2014
UW-L student-athletes posted the highest combined grade point average among the nine WIAC institutions in 2013-14.
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student-athletes posted the highest combined grade point average among the nine Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) institutions in 2013-14. UW-L finished with a cumulative grade point average of 3.240. The Eagles also recorded the highest number of student-athletes (348, approximately 62 percent of the student-athlete population) with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better. It marks the 15th consecutive year UW-L has recorded the highest combined grade point average in the WIAC. It is also the 12th time in the last 13 years the student-athlete cumulative grade point average (3.240) was higher than the combined grade point average of UW-L's overall student body (3.180). With a higher grade point average of the overall student body, UW-L receives a WIAC All-Academic Award. UW-L was one of five institutions to earn the WIAC All-Academic Award, joining UW-Platteville, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout and UW-Superior.
UW-Stout was second (3.162) and UW-Eau Claire third (3.136) in student-athlete grade point average in 2013-14. UW-Eau Claire was second (342) in the number of student-athletes with a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 or better while UW-Stevens Point was third (332).
During the 2013-14 academic year, nearly 50 percent of the 5,000 student-athletes competing in the conference achieved a 3.00 grade point average or better (on a 4.00 scale) and were named to the Scholastic Honor Roll.
Individuals named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll received a certificate. A total of 219 student-athletes from UW-L's women's teams earned the league honor while a total of 167 student-athletes from the men's squads earned recognition. The WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll includes student-athletes named to multiple squads (cross country, track & field).
Complete list of 2013-14 WIAC Women's Scholastic Honor Roll.
Complete list of 2013-14 WIAC Men's Scholastic Honor Roll.