Texas Tech records another record-breaking GPA

LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech Athletics announced its spring academic accomplishments Friday, which was highlighted by the highest spring semester GPA on record and the second-highest term GPA in history.

Texas Tech recorded a 3.38 term GPA among its more than 400 student-athletes this spring, which narrowly trailed the department overall record of 3.39 that was only this past fall. The successful semester raised the department’s cumulative GPA to 3.41, which is the highest on record, breaking the previous mark of 3.40 that was also set this past fall.

This is the 21st-consecutive semester Texas Tech’s student-athletes have boasted at least a 3.0 department GPA, continuing its trend of academic success. In total, 12 of 13 athletic teams finished with a spring term and cumulative GPA over 3.0 with three of those programs – women’s track and field, football and women’s basketball – recording the highest spring semester GPA on record. For the women’s track and field program, it was the highest term GPA on record, regardless of semester.

The Texas Tech men’s tennis team led the department with a 3.75 spring GPA followed by women’s golf (3.73), soccer (3.70), women’s tennis (3.57), volleyball (3.48), women’s track and field (3.46), men’s golf (3.46) and women’s basketball (3.37). The Texas Tech softball program, amid its eventual run to the championship series of the Women’s College World Series, notched a 3.33 term GPA and was one of eight programs with at least a 3.40 cumulative GPA.

Texas Tech had three teams – women’s track and field, men’s tennis and women’s basketball – post the highest spring cumulative GPA on record. The soccer program continues to boast the department’s highest cumulative GPA at 3.76 followed by women’s golf (3.70), men’s tennis (3.61), women’s tennis (3.59), women’s track and field (3.51) and men’s golf (3.49), volleyball (3.45) and softball (3.40).

In total, Texas Tech had 93 student-athletes – 25 percent of the population – record a perfect 4.0 GPA, its highest percentage on record for any term. Texas Tech also had 82 percent of its student-athletes – 309 in total – finish with at least a 3.0 term GPA, which, again, was the highest percentage on record. The list of accomplishments also featured 63 student-athletes on the President’s List and 92 student-athletes recognized on the Dean’s List.

Texas Tech capped the semester with 49 of its student-athletes across 12 sports earning their degrees. Among the new Texas Tech graduates, the group combined for an impressive 3.45 cumulative GPA. A full list of graduates is located below.

Texas Tech student-athletes have a dedicated staff at the Marsha Sharp Center who guide each student-athlete to success from the time of enrollment to graduation. The Marsha Sharp Center provides space for private study, computer labs, supplemental instruction classrooms and private conferencing areas for tutoring and mentoring appointments.

Note: For reporting purposes, the sport of track and field was combined into two teams based on gender, using rosters from indoor, outdoor and cross country seasons.

TEXAS TECH SPRING GRADUATES

Baseball – Carson Baugh, Austin Green, Drew Woodcox

Football – Chief Collins, Gage Elder, Charles Esters III, Jackson Knotts, Jurrien Loftin, Behren Morton, Sterling Porcher, Charles Robinson, Caleb Rodkey, Cam’Ron Valdez

Men’s Basketball – Chance McMillian

Men’s Golf – Matthew Comegys, Baard Skogen

Men’s Tennis – Takeyasu Sekiguchi, Tyler Stewart

Men’s Track & Field – Tyler Stewart, Samuel Bennett, Garison Breeding, Stacy Brown Jr., Omamuyovwi Erhire, Demitrius Guerrero, Cole Omlin, Sincere Rhea, Oscar Rodriguez, Liam Walsh

Soccer – Faith Nguyen, Cassie Taylor

Softball – Erna Carlin

Volleyball – Emily Merrick

Women’s Basketball – Jordyn Merritt, Denae Fritz

Women’s Golf – Libby Fleming, Kylee Loewe, Chelsea Romas

Women’s Track & Field – Nakacee McNab, Destiny Smith, Fanny Arendt, Olivia Cade, Alyssa Colbert, McKenzie Davis, Victoria Gorlova, Alexis Ivy, Melanie Jacobs, Madeline McElroy, Edna Rotich, Sarah Zdansky