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The 552 student-athletes enrolled at the University of Georgia earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 during the 2014 fall semester.

This is the second year in a row that Georgia student-athletes have combined for a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better during the fall semester. Achieving a 3.0 or higher has been accomplished previously during the spring semesters, but last year in 2013 was the first time this achievement occurred in the fall.

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On the men’s side, the cross country team claimed the honor for the highest GPA with a 3.19 average, while the women’s teams were led by the swimming & diving squad that turned in a combined 3.36.

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Among the men’s teams, tennis finished second with a 3.04 mark while track & field posted a 2.98 cumulative GPA to finish third in the standings. Swimming & diving finished fourth with a 2.96, followed by golf in fifth with a 2.87.

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Equestrian claimed second place honors on the women’s side with a cumulative GPA of 3.33 while cross country was close behind in third with a 3.32. Track & field finished fourth posting a GPA of 3.24, followed by volleyball in fifth with a 3.22.

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The GPA of cross country athletes was also counted in the final standings for track & field, but the mark is not counted twice in the total number of students or in the overall total GPA.