336 student-athletes earn Athletics Honor Roll recognition;
3.31 Department Spring Term GPA marks second-highest on record;
341 student-athletes (76%) post Term GPA over 3.0;
TAMPA, MAY 23, 2024 – University of South Florida Athletics saw all 18 men’s and women’s programs post a spring term grade-point average over 3.0 for just the second time on record as the Bulls extended their record streak of an overall department GPA over 3.0 to 19 consecutive semesters and nine years (since the spring of 2015) after the recently completed 2023 spring term.
Building on a 3.30 department GPA in the fall, USF student-athletes posted a 3.31 overall GPA in the spring term, the second highest term GPA on record behind only a 3.41 posted in the spring term of 2020 under unique circumstances due to the impacts of COVID-19. The spring of 2020 also marked the only other time that all programs earned over a 3.0 term GPA.
“What an impressive achievement by our student-athletes to have all 18 programs record over a 3.0!” Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly said. “I am so proud of the commitment and hard work our student-athletes continue to deliver in achieving at a very high level in the classroom. It also speaks to the tremendous support and mentorship provided by our outstanding academics staff and the commitment and culture of each of our coaches and programs to seeing USF student-athletes graduate and be prepared for a fulfilling career after they are done competing in the Green and Gold.”
USF saw 336 student-athletes earn Athletics Honor Roll recognition following the spring semester and 17 of 18 programs post a cumulative GPA over 3.0. USF Athletics’ nearly 500 student-athletes have now posted two of the top-three term GPAs on record in the last two semesters. USF saw 341 student-athletes, more than 76 percent, post over a 3.0 GPA in the spring term with 203 of those posting over a 3.5 and 49 over a 4.0.
The overall cumulative GPA for Athletics continued to move upward, checking in at 3.27 after a 3.23 in the fall and a 3.18 last spring. The Bulls saw 62 student-athletes graduate in the spring following 26 that did so in the fall.
USF men’s programs averaged a 3.18 spring term GPA, while the women’s programs posted a 3.49. Head coach Cristina Moros’ women’s tennis program led all teams posting a 3.83 spring term GPA, while head coach Bob Butehorn’s men’s soccer team led all men’s programs with a 3.49.
Head coach Alex Golesh’s football program contributed to the Honor Roll recipients with a program-record 68 honorees, surpassing the previous record of 60 posted in the 2023 fall semester. Close behind in the spring were women’s track and field (35), baseball (34), softball (26), men’s track and field (25), women’s soccer (24), women’s lacrosse (24), men’s soccer (21), sailing (15), women’s basketball (13), women’s cross country (13), volleyball (11) and men’s basketball (10) among the 13 teams with 10 or more honorees.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics currently sponsors 21 varsity men’s and women’s teams that compete in 13 different sports, 20 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference, including the recent additions of women’s lacrosse and women’s beach volleyball. The Bulls’ athletic program began in 1965 and is in its 58th season in 2023-24. More than 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF garnered two national championships in 2022-23 as Romaine Beckford won NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump titles. The Bulls have claimed 32 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2023-24, and own 146 conference titles in 16 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men’s tennis and men’s soccer. USF has claimed 80 men’s conference championships and 66 women’s titles, led by 14 in women’s tennis and 12 in volleyball. The Bulls have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for a program record of 19 straight semesters as of spring 2024. USF has had over nearly 700 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
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