BANNER ELK, N.C. – The Lees-McRae College Athletic Department has released its semiannual GPA Report for the Spring 2021 semester on Tuesday morning, with the Bobcat student-athletes earning a 3.08 cumulative GPA in a semester in which every varsity program at Lees-McRae was in season. This also marks the seventh-consecutive year in which the departmental GPA has been over a 3.0.
"After tallying up all of the GPA's for this semester, I felt extremely proud of our student-athletes," said Assistant Athletic Director – Compliance
Jeff Merrill. "After successfully managing the adverse fall semester during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, our student-athletes also had to manage a semester in which they were all in season, which they did successfully. Our coaching staff did an amazing job helping them succeed through scheduling, and the Burton Center for Academic Success continued to help make our student-athletes successful."
Inside the numbers…The Lees-McRae women's programs led the way with a 3.14 cumulative GPA, while the men's teams earned a 3.02 combined GPA. The women's tennis (3.67), women's swimming (3.62), and softball teams (3.61) all finished above a 3.5 cumulative GPA to lead the women's side. The men's swimming (3.42), men's tennis (3.22), and men's soccer team (3.15) paced the men's side.
Closing out the adverse year in the classroom…The Bobcats finished with a 3.16 cumulative GPA during the 2020-21 academic year, while overcoming the trials and tribulations associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, to clinch their seventh consecutive year with a departmental GPA over 3.0.
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