Keiko Price Academic Update | Fighting Illini Academics

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - During the 2014 fall semester, Illinois student-athletes excelled in the classroom, combining for a 3.25 average GPA. Fifteen of UI's 19 varsity sports posted a team GPA over a 3.00, including nine teams over a 3.30. A total of 28 student-athletes recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA, while 69 percent of all athletes earned over a 3.00 GPA, which are both improvements from the previous fall.

The women's gymnastics and golf teams tied for the highest GPA among all teams on campus this fall with a 3.57 mark. The women's cross country and volleyball teams followed closely behind and tied for the third-highest mark among all teams at 3.52. Men's cross country (3.45), swimming and diving (3.44), softball (3.41), soccer (3.40) and men's track and field (3.33) rounded out the teams above a 3.30 GPA.

In December, the conference awarded Academic All-Big Ten honors to 59 University of Illinois student-athletes in five fall sports. The Illini boasted a school-record 29 football players, 11 volleyball players, nine women's soccer players, five men's cross country runners and five women's cross country athletes.

Academic All-Big Ten honors are bestowed upon student-athletes who have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or higher, earned an athletic letter and are in at least their second year at their institution. Winter and spring sport student-athletes are honored following their respective seasons.

@IlliniAthletics 2014 Fall Semester Highlights By The Numbers
▪ 3.25 = Average combined GPA for all Illinois teams
▪ 3.57 = Highest Team GPA (women's golf and women's gymnastics)
▪ 9 = Teams with a 3.30 GPA or higher
▪ 15 = Teams with a 3.00 GPA or higher
▪ 28 = Student-athletes with a perfect 4.0 GPA
▪ 59 = Academic All-Big Ten honorees
▪ 69 = Percent of Illinois student-athletes over a 3.00 GPA