Eagles athletes extend GPA streak to 14 years

CHENEY — Eastern Washington University student-athletes chalked up a cumulative spring quarter grade point average of 3.33 – extending a streak of consecutive quarters above 3.0 that stretches back 14 years.

Concluding a year of online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, 11 of EWU’s 12 programs had at least a 3.23 GPA in the spring quarter, including five with at least a 3.55. Women’s golf and cross country had the top GPAs at 3.86 and 3.79, respectively. The men’s sports were led by tennis at 3.58.

Eastern’s 302 student-athletes included 42 posting a perfect 4.0 GPA (14 percent). An additi...