Rice University Athletics
Rice Student-Athletes Reach Record Levels of Academic Achievement
2/15/2018 12:00:00 AM | General
by Chuck Pool (cpool@rice.edu) -
Rice student-athletes recorded a significant milestone at the completion of the 2017 fall semester as each of the schools 14 achieved cumulative grade point averages of better than 3.0 for the first time in school history, while also setting a record for total cumulative GPA (3.303) for the 337 student-athletes.
The 19 members of the Rice women's cross country team have compiled a combined 3.824 cumulative GPA through the fall, the highest cumulative grade point average in history for an Owls intercollegiate athletic team.
"These results are a tribute to the dedication of our amazing men and women who compete for Rice in athletics, as well as the wonderful work of our coaches, academic advisors and the university, particularly in light of the unprecedented challenges we all endured last fall because of Hurricane Harvey," Rice Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard stated. "This type of performance is truly indicative of the culture we want at Rice."
Women's cross country was one of six teams setting new marks for their highest cumulative GPAs in school history. They were joined by women's track and field (3.618), golf (3.605), soccer (3.594) men's track and field (3.347) and football (3.034) in setting new standards for academic achievement. Fall 2017 Team Cumulative Grade Point Averages
Fall 2017 Team Cumulative Grade Point Averages
| Sport | Cumulative GPA | (# of Student-Athletes) |
| Women's Cross Country | 3.824** | 19 |
| Women's Tennis | 3.625 | 8 |
| Women's Track & Field | 3.618* | 42 |
| Golf | 3.605* | 8 |
| Soccer | 3.594* | 27 |
| Volleyball | 3.543 | 14 |
| Swimming | 3.477 | 24 |
| Men's Tennis | 3.410 | 6 |
| Men's Cross Country | 3.365 | 13 |
| Men's Track & Field | 3.347* | 40 |
| Women's Basketball | 3.274 | 14 |
| Baseball | 3.174 | 39 |
| Men's Basketball | 3.034 | 15 |
| Football | 3.034* | 100 |
| All Student-Athletes | 3.303*** | 100 |
| *Highest Team Cumulative GPA | ||
| **Highest team cum GPA for any team in school history | ||
| *** Highest all-time overall Student Athlete GPA | ||
