West Liberty, W.Va. – For the 12^th consecutive semester, the West Liberty University Athletics Department posted a combined GPA of 3.00 or higher across its 16 intercollegiate programs, turning in an average of 3.14 for the 2024 spring semester. A total of 262 student-athletes recorded a 3.00 GPA or higher while 85 achieved a 4.0 during the spring.
 
For the second consecutive semester, the women's basketball team led the way with a 3.81 GPA and was one of five teams to have an average of 3.50 or higher in the spring of 2024. The other four teams to do so were volleyball (3.71), women's cross country (3.70), women's soccer (3.56), and women's golf (3.52).
 
Rounding out the 12 programs that achieved a 3.00 or higher this semester included softball (3.40), acrobatics & tumbling (3.35), men's soccer (3.27), women's track & Field (3.24), men's basketball (3.22), men's wrestling (3.15), and men's cross country (3.11).
 
Up by one program from this past fall, a total of eight teams on campus had 20 or more student-athletes achieve a GPA of 3.00 or higher, led again by the football team with 33. The men's wrestling team (25), baseball team (25), men's soccer team (24), women's soccer team (22), acrobatics & tumbling team (21), women's track & field team (21), and softball team (20) also accomplished the feat.
 
15 of West Liberty's 16 athletic programs had student-athletes achieve a 4.0 this semester as the department was led by volleyball and men's wrestling with ten apiece. Other teams that saw five or more individuals achieve a perfect GPA included women's track & field (9), women's basketball (8), football (8), women's soccer (6), acrobatics & tumbling (6), and baseball (5).