MISSOULA –

The University of Montana is proud to announce that its 296 student-athletes posted a cumulative grade-point average of 3.06 for the 2009 fall semester.

Women’s golf (3.43), women’s soccer (3.32) and men’s cross country (3.31) highlighted the Grizzlies’ fall academic success. Other top GPA earners include women’s basketball (3.29), women’s track and field (3.24) and women’s cross country (3.23).

“We are extremely happy with these numbers – the best yet by our student-athletes over the years,” said UM Director of Athletics Jim O’Day. “This is a true testament to the young men and women we are recruiting and the outstanding efforts by our coaches and staff to make academics a priority at The University of Montana.

“Putting this all into perspective, student-athletes at UM posted a cumulative GPA of 3.06, while the average grade-point average for the entire undergraduate population at the university is 2.89. One of our departmental goals is to have a cumulative GPA above the regular student body, and that is the case once again.”

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