ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — In a Fall season like no other, UNM’s student-athletes continued to showcase their wares in the classroom. Lobo student-athletes recorded a 3.34 GPA, which tied for the third-best grade point average in the history of the program, paced by a department record GPA for women’s tennis. The top three GPAs in program history have all occurred in the last three semesters.
It marked the 25th straight semester that Lobo student-athletes turned in at least a 3.0 GPA, dating back to the fall of 2008.
Additionally, UNM’s female student-athletes turned in a 3.59 GPA, tying for the second-highest mark in school history and the 21st straight semester with at least a 3.4 GPA. UNM’s male student-athletes had a 3.09 GPA, the 18th semester in the last 19 with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Among individual programs, the women’s tennis team turned in the highest-GPA by any program in the history of Lobo Athletics with a 4.03 GPA. It marked the just the fourth 4.0 GPA in school history, and it keeps a remarkable string under coach Vicky Maes, as the program recorded a 3.98 and a 3.99 in the previous two semesters. Three other women’s programs, golf, soccer and volleyball, all turned in top-five program GPAs.
On the men’s side, Lobo baseball recorded a 3.32, tying for the best GPA in program history. Men’s golf also recorded a 3.73 GPA, the top mark among all men’s sports and the third-best in the history of their sport.
“I’m continually amazed by the hard work and resiliency of our student-athletes,” said Director of Athletics Eddie Nuñez. “They have been able to focus on their academics and live up to the student-athlete name.”