UNI student-athletes' GPAs outperform general student body average

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – UNI Athletics is proud to announce the success Panther student-athletes demonstrated in the classroom last semester.

UNI student-athletes posted a department-wide semester GPA of 3.32 with every team hitting the 3.00 mark and seven of UNI's 15 teams carried a GPA over 3.46. The mark is the fourth consecutive semester over 3.30 and surpasses the department goal of a 3.2 semester GPA listed as a metric in Panthers Rising, UNI's strategic plan.

"Our student-athletes continue to excel in the classroom and in competition." said Stacia Eggers, senior associate athletic director for student services. "We are proud of how they balance these commitments and how they represent their…