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������’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.

“We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that excellence can be achieved both in and out of the classroom,” said ������ President Beverly Warren. “This is also an outcome of an athletics leadership team, coaching and support staff who prioritize academic excellence as a hallmark of our Division I athletics program."

A total of 59 student-athletes who achieved a 4.0 grade point average (GPA) in the fall or spring semester of 2016 were invited to celebrate their academic achievement alongside Warren and Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. The 59 student-athletes boasting perfect GPAs represent more than 10 percent of ������’s student-athlete population.

Collectively, this group averages a 3.939 cumulative GPA and represents 16 of ������’s varsity athletic programs, spanning 42 different majors.

“The young men and women recognized today continue to set the academic standard for our department,” Nielsen said. “Their individual success serves as a testament to the outstanding support of the ������ faculty, coaching staff and academic support team in the Jenkins Academic Resource Center.”