Bearcats Continue Upward Trends in the Classroom

Bearcats Continue Upward Trends in the ClassroomBearcats Continue Upward Trends in the Classroom
May 26, 2017


// BEARCATS HONOR ROLL | DEAN'S LIST

CINCINNATI - The grades are in and it was another banner semester in the classroom for Bearcats Athletics as the departmental grade-point average (GPA) rose once again to lead several other records recorded by of Cincinnati student-athletes for the Spring 2017 semester.

Overall, Bearcats student-athletes combined to record a 3.253 departmental GPA, which bettered the 3.21 record set one year ago (Spring 2016). To reach the new plateau, 285 student-athletes landed on the Bearcats Honor Roll (71 percent) with a 3.0 GPA or better while 190 made List (47 percent) with a 3.4 GPA or better. Both of those percentages are the highest recorded in UC history. On top of that, 30 Bearcats posted a perfect 4.0 GPA to earn TopCat Honors led by nine women's soccer players earning the distinction.

For the 18th grading period in a row, Bearcats student-athletes have combined to record a 3.0 or better departmental GPA with 15-of-17 UC teams recording a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better while eight of those squads posted a 3.5 GPA or better this spring.

Four teams recorded their highest team GPA's this semester, including men's golf (Doug Martin), women's golf (Janet Carl) and both track & field squads (Susan Seaton). Both golf squads not only recorded their highest but broke their team records set in the fall while also standing as the best in the department, leading all men's teams with a 3.603 and all women's teams with a 3.822.

Following the semester, 70 Bearcats earned their degrees. To learn more about the recent graduates, click HERE.


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TOPCATS (4.0 SEMESTER GPA)

Connor McVey
Baseball
Deyshawn Bond
Football
Grant Coleman
Football
Jon Vincent
Football
David Baxter
Men's Golf
Chad Howard
Men's Golf
Scot Sapp
Men's Golf
Valentina Herrera
Women's Golf
Anika Hitt
Women's Golf
Emma Wachtel
Women's Golf
Elaina Enich
Lacrosse
Holyn Alf
Women's Soccer
Jaycie Brown
Women's Soccer
Jordan Cotleur
Women's Soccer
Emma Dwenger
Women's Soccer
Vanessa Gilles
Women's Soccer
Libby Greenwell
Women's Soccer
Rachel Holloway
Women's Soccer
Madison Less
Women's Soccer
Kaleigh Piscioneri
Women's Soccer
John Mataxas
Men's Swim & Dive
Sydney King
Women's Swim & Dive
Caroline Sheehan
Women's Swim & Dive
Sara Wanasek
Women's Swim & Dive
Anna Philp
Tennis
Sergio Acera
Men's Track & Field
Nathan Alexander
Men's Track & Field
Macklin Tudor
Men's Track & Field
Nicole Breeden
Women's Track & Field
Juliana Madzia
Women's XC/TF