Volleyball tops Jayhawks’ fall GPA list

Volleyball and women’s golf were the top teams among the eight that posted grade-point averages of 3.0 and above for Kansas University’s fall 2011 semester.

Volleyball led with a cumulative 3.25 GPA, with women’s golf right behind at 3.23.

All KU student-athletes combined for a 2.84 GPA. A total of 239 student-athletes –47 percent of all student-athletes on active rosters — earned spots on the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll for GPAs of 3.0 or better. Among those were 18 with perfect 4.0 GPAs.

Football was the lowest with a 2.46 GPA. Men’s basketball had a 2.63 and women’s basketball a 2.85.

Team GPA

Baseball 2.69

Men’s Basketball 2.63

Women’s Basketball 2.85

Football 2.46

Men’s Golf 2.96

Women’s Golf 3.23

Rowing 2.92

Softball 3.05

Soccer 3.06

Swimming & Diving 3.02

Tennis 3.13

Men’s Track & Field 2.84

Men’s Cross Country 3.00

Women’s Track & Field 2.89

Women’s Cross Country 2.92

Volleyball 3.25

Spirit Squad 3.05