Governors’ student-athletes set fall-semester record with 3.362 grade-point average

CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Austin Peay State University’s varsity student-athletes set a fall semester record with a 3.362 grade-point average, the athletics department announced Monday.

It is the 11th consecutive semester the APSU athletics department has posted a 3.0 GPA or better and the 14th time in department history. All 15 APSU varsity programs recorded at least a 3.0 GPA for the sixth consecutive semester. In addition, the Governors cheer and dance teams posted a 3.0 GPA or better.

Austin Peay’s baseball and women’s basketball teams set program records during the semester. The Govs’ baseball team posted a 3.523 GPA, while the women’s basketball program finished with a 3.567 GPA, each surpassing a 3.50 GPA for the first time. The Austin Peay men’s golf team set a fall semester record with a 3.714 GPA.

“I continue to be incredibly impressed by the hard work and success of our Governors in the classroom,” said Vice President and Director of Athletics Gerald Harrison. “The achievements of our student-athletes would not be possible without the support of Katie Ethridge (associate director of athletics, student-athlete success), her staff, as well as the emphasis our coaches put on their athletes academic performance. Our student-athletes, coaches, and staff prove they live the ‘Total Gov Concept’ in all aspects of their Austin Peay experience.”

For the sixth-consecutive semester, more than 75 percent of the department’s student-athletes received academic recognition with a 3.0 GPA or better during the fall semester. That includes 106 student-athletes named to the APSU Athletics Director’s Honor Roll and 133 eligible to earn recognition on the Austin Peay Dean’s List, which the university will announce.

A complete listing of the Fall 2022 Athletics Director’s Honor Roll follows this release. Individuals eligible for the Austin Peay Dean’s List also are noted.

Established in 1990-91, the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll recognizes the outstanding academic accomplishments of Austin Peay State University student-athletes. Student-athletes must be enrolled full-time and achieve a 3.0 grade-point average for a semester to earn recognition.

Academic highlights from the fall semester

PERFECT, PERFECT, PERFECT. Sixty-two Governors student-athletes posted a 4.0 GPA – the fourth time 60 or more student-athletes have posted an unblemished GPA.
ALL HAIL. The women’s basketball (13), men’s golf (10), women’s golf (8), and men’s tennis (7) teams saw their entire roster earn academic recognition.
DEAN’S LIST TEAMS. Nine teams recorded a 3.50 GPA or better: baseball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s cross country (3.506), women’s golf (3.786), women’s soccer (3.511), softball (3.511), men’s tennis (3.832), and women’s tennis (3.575).
ON A ROLL. All 15 varsity teams’ current streak of semesters with a 3.0 GPA (beginning in Fall 2013): baseball (13), beach volleyball (12), men’s basketball (7), women’s basketball (9), men’s cross country (9), women’s cross country (19), football (7), men’s golf (13), women’s golf (19), women’s soccer (19), softball (15), men’s tennis (19), women’s tennis (19), women’s track & field (9), women’s volleyball (19).