EMU Athletes Post Highest Fall GPA in School History

YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – It was another banner semester in the classroom for Eastern Michigan University student-athletes, as they combined to record a 3.238 grade point average (GPA) during the Fall of 2016, representing the highest mark in school history. Additionally, the cumulative GPA for all student-athletes was the department's all-time best tally at 3.266.

This is the 14th term in a row EMU student-athletes have earned over a 3.0 GPA, the EMU Student-Athlete Support Services office announced Monday, Jan. 30.

"Every time the academic bar is raised, our student-athletes exceed it," said Vice President and Director of Athletics Heather Lyke. "We are tremendously proud of our…