YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – Persevering under unusual circumstances, the Eastern Michigan University Department of Athletics posted its highest semester and cumulative grade point average in school history. With more than 430 student-athletes, Eastern recorded a 3.516 winter semester GPA. It bettered the previous best of 3.238 set in the fall of 2016. EMU also added a cumulative 3.332 GPA, another department best previously set in the fall of 2018 at 3.27.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, student-athletes overcame the challenges of moving to a virtual learning model midway through the semester. Overall, 86 percent (375) still earned a 3.