OLLU announced that its 13 athletics teams boasted a combined 3.217 GPA for the spring 2020 semester. The teams earned a 3.117 GPA for the fall 2019 semester.

Athletic Director Shane Hurley commented, “Let me start off with a thank you to all professors and staff who assist our student-athletes on their way to earning a degree from OLLU. We appreciate all of our academic support services and personnel, as well. Congratulations to the coaches for supporting their athletes in every way and emphasizing the importance of being scholar-athletes. These student-athletes themselves deserve the recognition for a job well done, and we all thank them for their efforts in their sport and in the classroom. Great job to all! Wings UP!”

Of the 230 student-athletes at OLLU:

• 155 received GPAs of 3.0 and above
• 59 earned GPAs of 3.0-3.49
• 53 earned GPAs of 3.5-3.9
• 43 earned GPAs of 4.0

The teams posting GPAs of 3.0 and above and the number of varsity student-athletes within that sport who earned recognition include:

• 3.617 – Women’s Cross-Country (6 of 9)
• 3.501 – Women’s Soccer (21 of 26)
• 3.487 – Men’s Golf (5 of 7)
• 3.374 – Women’s Track and Field (17 of 21)
• 3.345 – Men’s Tennis (6 of 8)
• 3.292 – Men’s Soccer (21 of 29)
• 3.175 – Men’s Cross-Country (6 of 9)
• 3.150 – Women’s Basketball (11 of 14)
• 3.116 – Volleyball (7 of 12)
• 3.076 – Softball (12 of 18)
• 3.025 – Baseball (24 of 34)