CSUSM Athletics Posts 3.321 GPA for Spring 2024
SAN MARCOS, Calif. – Cal State San Marcos Athletics posted a 3.321 grade-point average as a department for the Spring 2024 semester.
"I'm so proud of the amazing work our student-athletes are doing as scholar-athletes," CSUSM Interim Director of Athletics Morod Shah said. "Not only are they excelling athletically, but they are campus leaders in the classroom. We have incredible student-athletes who continue to shine in all aspects of being a Cougar."
Every program recorded a term GPA of at least 3.0 for the Spring 2024 semester. For the entire academic year, the department recorded a 3.311 GPA – the eighth consecutive year in which Athletics posted a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Volleyball posted an all-time program-best team GPA of 3.659 in 2023-24 while leading the department. It was followed by women's soccer (3.597), women's golf (3.582), women's cross country (3.515), women's track & field (3.433), men's basketball (3.297), men's cross country (3.277), women's basketball (3.252), men's soccer (3.110), baseball (3.069) and softball (3.065).
Of all student-athletes, 74.1% of student-athletes had a semester GPA of 3.0 or higher while 49.8% had a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher. Cumulatively, 77.7% of student-athletes had an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher, and 42.8% had an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.
CSUSM had 30 student-athletes earn the Mangrum Award for Academic Excellence with a perfect 4.0 GPA for the semester. There were 99 Big Blue Award winners with a GPA of 3.500-3.999 while 61 earned the Cougar Award with a GPA of 3.000-3.499.
Latest Women's Basketball
- CSUSM Places 113 on CCAA All-Academic ListA total of 113 Cal State San Marcos student-athletes were named to the 2023-24 CCAA All-Academic Team on Tuesday afternoon.
- CSUSM Places 73 on CCAA Winter/Spring Academic Honor RollsCal State San Marcos Athletics tied for the conference lead with 73 student-athletes on the 2024 CCAA Winter/Spring Academic Honor Rolls on Tuesday.
- Jana Pearson Named New Head Coach for CSUSM Women's BasketballThe Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team has a new leader as CSUSM Interim Director of Athletics Morod Shah named Jana Pearson as the third Cougar head coach in program history on Thursday.
- CSUSM Places Third in CCAA Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's CupCal State San Marcos Athletics placed third in the 2023-24 CCAA Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup standings. The award was announced at the conference's annual spring Executive Council meetings on Wednesday, June 5.
- Jimenez Steps Down as CSUSM Head CoachRenee Jimenez has stepped down as the head coach of the Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team and has agreed to accept the same position at NCAA Division I UC Santa Barbara.
- Mastora Named to CSC Academic All-District TeamMalia Mastora of the Cal State San Marcos women's basketball team has been named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.