University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ athletes matched their all-time high in graduate success rate in 2018, a 13-percent increase over the last seven years.Â
The UA's 86-percent figure covers the graduation rates of student-athletes within six years of enrollment for the classes of 2009 through 2012. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s women's golf, gymnastics, softball and men's tennis program graduated 100 percent of their athletes during that time.
Additionally, Wildcats athletes posted a cumulative GPA of 3.057 last fall, the highest overall GPA for a semester in department history.Â
“Matching our department’s all-time high in GSR data is a great accomplishment for our student-athletes, C.A.T.S. Academics staff and our entire athletics department,†UA athletic director Dave Heeke said. He added that UA athletes are "achieving excellence in the classroom as our student-athletes are living the Wildcat Way by fulfilling the commitment to an athlete’s total success.â€
Includes information from a news release.Â
