7/17/2025 | General
BOCA RATON, Fla. — With another record-breaking year in the books, Florida Atlantic Athletics released its annual report on Thursday that highlights the championship successes and achievements for the Owls in 2024-25.
“The incredible success we achieved this season was only possible because of the championship-caliber student-athletes, coaches and staff that call Florida Atlantic home,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Brian White. “I am grateful for their dedication to the Owls, and thankful for the unwavering support from President Adam Hasner, Board Chair Piero Bussani, the university community, our fans, alumni and donors. As the Hometown Team, we are proud of the contributions athletics has made to the positive trajectory of the entire university and the very best “hometown” on the planet. The future is bright in Paradise!”
Headlined by a pair of conference championships for softball and beach volleyball, FAU maintained its Winning in Paradise spirit that also included four teams reaching postseason play – softball, beach volleyball, women’s tennis and men’s basketball. Both volleyball and men’s swimming & diving finished as the runner-up at the conference championships, women’s golf recorded a program-best third-place finish at the conference championship, while men’s golf had an individual qualify for the NCAA Regional for a second straight year.
The on-field successes were united by another record-breaking year for the Paradise Club with $26.4 million in philanthropic giving. The figure rose by 15% over last year’s record and is up a staggering 625% since 2020-21.
Winning on the field, combined with the department’s grassroots marketing efforts to brand FAU as the Hometown Team, allowed the Owls to boast a record overall total attendance with nearly a quarter of a million fans attending games in Paradise this season.
The branding, marketing and media efforts extend well beyond the tri-county as the department generated a record $3.3 billion in equivalent earned media and placed nearly 45,000 news stories about athletics. The Owls have totaled $8.38 billion in earned media over the last three years.
Florida Atlantic played in more nationally-televised games in 2024-25 than any single year in school history. The Owls’ national TV appearances have doubled over the last three years with millions viewing FAU on TV and streaming.
Academically, 112 student-athletes earned their FAU degrees in 2024-25, while the department produced a cumulative GPA of 3.286, including a single semester school record of 3.334 in the spring. For 20 consecutive semesters, Owl student-athletes have maintained a GPA above 3.0 – seven consecutive semesters above a 3.1.
Sixty-one Owls earned All-Conference honors in 2024-25, with Marketa Svozilova and Ashleigh Adams of beach volleyball and Autumn Courtney and Bella Foran of softball meriting All-America distinctions. Noah Kvifte (men’s soccer) and Svozilova garnered Academic All-America honors. Head Softball Coach Jordan Clark and Head Beach Volleyball Coach Steve Grotowski were honored as their respective conferences’ Coach of the Year.
To access the complete 2024-25 Athletics Annual Report, click here.
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