The 2023-24 academic year has come to a close, and Ashland University's athletic department spent the past eight months reaching new heights in the classroom.
Not only did all Eagle athletic teams achieve a grade-point average of at least 3.0 during the 2024 spring semester, but they all did the same for the entire 2023-24 school year.
"This is a phenomenal achievement," said Ashland Director of Athletics
Al King. "I commend our student-athletes for their diligence and time management. It's not easy to balance everything our student-athletes are asked to do, but the numbers prove they do it at a high level.
"I'm also proud of our coaches for reinforcing the message that at Ashland it's student-athlete, not athlete-student. Our coaches care about academic performance, it's not lip service when they speak about it."
Three Ashland teams – women's basketball, women's golf and women's soccer – had GPAs of better than 3.5 in each semester, and volleyball did so in the 2024 spring semester.
King also lauded the efforts of Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator/Director of Academic Support Services for Athletics
Elizabeth Hoge and Athletic Student Success Coach
DaJuan Seward, as well as faculty and other key members of campus staff in guiding AU's student-athletes to this year-long achievement.
"Finally, this is a joint effort by Elizabeth and DaJuan in our department, academic counseling across campus and the faculty," King said. "All of those areas care deeply about academic success, and that message is conveyed to our student-athletes on a daily basis. Constant reinforcement sends a message."
Ashland's teams' 2023 fall and 2024 spring team GPAs follow:
| SPORT |
2024 SPRING GPA |
2023 FALL GPA |
| Baseball |
3.34 |
3.35 |
| esports |
3.12 |
3.08 (M) and 3.25 (W) |
| Football |
3.01 |
3.03 |
| Men's basketball |
3.03 |
3.07 |
| Men's cross country |
3.33 |
3.30 |
| Men's golf |
3.28 |
3.26 |
| Men's soccer |
3.28 |
3.19 |
| Men's swimming and diving |
3.24 |
3.15 |
| Men's tennis |
3.41 |
3.44 |
| Men's track and field |
3.08 |
3.06 |
| Softball |
3.49 |
3.42 |
| STUNT |
3.36 |
3.34 |
| Volleyball |
3.57 |
3.43 |
| Women's basketball |
3.77 |
3.74 |
| Women's cross country |
3.43 |
3.38 |
| Women's golf |
3.65 |
3.68 |
| Women's lacrosse |
3.31 |
3.26 |
| Women's soccer |
3.66 |
3.63 |
| Women's swimming and diving |
3.26 |
3.20 |
| Women's tennis |
3.41 |
3.48 |
| Women's track and field |
3.39 |
3.35 |
| Wrestling |
3.04 |
3.05 |
