Blue Hens Enjoy Record Breaking Success In the Classroom

NEWARK, Del. – It's hard to walk very far around the Athletic Complex on the south end of the University of Delaware's campus and not see the phrase "Inspiring Greatness Together".

That phrase extends far beyond athletic competition, for the Blue Hens, it's a mantra that permeates through every facet, including the classroom.

For over 600-plus student-athletes, that's exactly what they did this semester achieving record-breaking success and earning national notoriety for their accomplishments.

Some of the accomplishments include:

3.140 2018-2019 Academic Year Student-Athlete GPA – highest ever
3.144 2019 Spring Semester Student-Athlete GPA – highest ever
17 out of 21 teams (81%) of teams with over a 3.000 GPA for the academic year
41-percent of student-athletes earned Dean's List recognition- highest ever
All teams with an academic year GPA over a 2.700 – 1^st time ever
6 straight semester with over a 3.100 student-athlete GPA

"We hold our student-athletes to a high standard and they've done a tremendous job of continuing to raise the bar each semester. The growth we've made in our campus partners have truly allowed our student-athletes to raise their academic game to another level and these numbers and accomplishments are a testament to the hard work of so many not only by our student-athletes, but our athletic department staff and so many across the University of Delaware," Director of Student Services Tim Morrissey said.

In addition, the Blue Hens football program earned the FCS ADA Academic Progress Rate Award for the most improved score in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2017-18.

"We want our student-athletes to be terrific ambassadors for the University of Delaware in every facet and I'm proud of the work that they have done in the classroom. Our academic support, beginning with Felicia Bergman, is absolutely tremendous and allows us to have the type of success that we've had recently. This is an award that I don't take lightly and we are extremely proud to be recognized with," head coach Danny Rocco said.

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Blue Hens Enjoy Record Breaking Success In the Classroom

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