From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics
By all accounts, it was a memorable fall semester for the Carnegie Mellon Athletics Department. Five teams advanced to the postseason, three teams achieved top-10 rankings during the season and the Tartans finished 15th in the Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. In addition to the program’s competitive success, the student-athlete population excelled in the classroom. Nearly 50 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.50 grade-point average (GPA) or higher during the fall, with 71 recording perfect 4.0s.
Sixteen of the 18 varsity programs achieved a 3.30 or better, with all the programs earning at least a 3.20 GPA. The 13-member women’s golf team led the way with a 3.72 GPA, and the men’s tennis team boasted a 3.54 GPA. The football team had 20 players carry a 4.0 for the fall semester while 46 percent of the team earned a 3.50 or better.
“Our student-athletes continue to inspire the Carnegie Mellon community with their standout academic and athletic performance,” said Director of Athletics Josh Centor. “It was a terrific fall semester and we are looking forward to riding that momentum into the spring.”
Six women’s soccer players and five men’s cross country runners earned 4.0 marks in the classroom while their teams competed in the NCAA Championships for the sixth and fourth straight year, respectively. The women’s cross country team earned its first trip to the postseason since 1998 and finished the fall semester with a cumulative GPA of 3.46 in the classroom with two earning 4.0s.
On top of the semester success, 10 upperclassmen maintained cumulative GPA’s of 4.0. The success was widespread among the colleges, as 27 students with 4.0s were enrolled in the College of Engineering (CIT), 17 in Dietrich College, 16 in the Tepper School of Business, five in the Mellon College of Science (MCS), three in the School of Computer Science (SCS), and three in the interdisciplinary program from the School of Humanities and Sciences.