Lehigh University Athletics
Student-athletes continue success on field, in classroom
6/2/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
In the spring 2005 semester, 145 student athletes made the Dean’s List; almost one-fourth of Lehigh’s student-athlete population had a grade point average of 3.5 or better while completing at least 12 credit hours. In addition, 54 percent of Lehigh’s 600-plus student athletes held GPA’s at or above 3.0 for the spring semester. Both those statistics show an increase from the fall 2004 semester.
Individually 15 student-athletes posted perfect 4.0 GPA’s in the spring. That equals the number of student-athletes who accomplished the feat in the fall, with four of those student-athletes: Shannon Trexler from the women’s soccer team, swimmer Katharine Paine and track and field team members Taylor Lubitz and Mary Medvide accomplishing the feat in both semesters.
From a team perspective, 15 of Lehigh’s varsity athletic programs boasted team GPA’s of 3.0 or higher in the spring semester. After tying for the highest GPA in the department in the fall semester, the women’s basketball team claimed outright top GPA honors for the spring semester. Not only did the team record a 3.35 GPA, but on the court the Mountain Hawks won 19 games and set a school record with 10 Patriot League wins. The Lehigh softball team also had a correlation between academic and athletic success. The Mountain Hawks posted the second highest GPA in the department, while on the field they won their second consecutive Patriot League Tournament, made their second straight NCAA regional appearance and set a new school and Patriot League record for wins in a season.
The Lehigh women’s tennis team showed the greatest improvement from the fall to spring. The Mountain Hawks team GPA rose by almost half a grade point as they moved over the 3.0 barrier following a season in which they placed third in the Patriot League and qualified for the postseason. Below is a complete list of all the Lehigh teams that met or exceeded the 3.0 mark in the spring 2005 semester.
Team | Team GPA (Spring 2005) |
Women’s Basketball | 3.35 |
Softball | 3.31 |
Women’s Track & Field | 3.26 |
Women’s Crew | 3.25 |
Women’s Swimming & Diving | 3.23 |
Women’s Lacrosse | 3.22 |
Women’s Soccer | 3.22 |
Volleyball | 3.15 |
Field Hockey | 3.14 |
Men’s Track & Field | 3.12 |
Men’s Cross Country | 3.11 |
Women’s Golf | 3.04 |
Women’s Tennis | 3.04 |
Women’s Cross Country | 3.03 |
Men’s Golf | 3.01 |
