Radford Athletics Shows Strong Commitment to Academic Excellence With 3.45 Fall Term GPA

Radford Athletics Shows Strong Commitment to Academic Excellence With 3.45 Fall Term GPA

12/22/2025 10:00:00 AM | Baseball, Radford Athletics, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Track and Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Track and Field, Volleyball, Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, General

RADFORD, Va. – The 285 student-athletes that make up Radford University Athletics earned an overall department grade point average (GPA) of 3.45 during the Fall 2025 semester to show the department's commitment to academic excellence.

Fifteen of Radford's 16 athletics programs earned a 3.0 GPA or better, with 55% of all student-athletes earning a 3.50+ GPA as well. The Highlanders also had an impressive 104 student-athletes earn a 3.75+ GPA and 48 total student-athletes reached a perfect 4.0 GPA.

"Radford student-athletes worked extremely hard in the classroom this semester, and the results were outstanding!" commented Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Maggie Hinson. "Their drive and motivation they showcase when competing with their sport and in the classroom was on full display this semester. Student-Athlete Support Services is proud of their effort and attitude in the classroom. We look forward to another great semester in the spring."

On the women's side, the women's golf program (3.84 GPA) and women's cross country program (3.80 GPA) paved the way with the top two highest team GPAs among all sports. The softball (3.66 GPA), volleyball (3.66 GPA), women's basketball (3.62 GPA) and lacrosse programs all showed their dedication to success as well.

Among Radford's men's programs, men's golf continues to lead the pack with an impressive 3.65 GPA. The baseball program (3.42 GPA) and men's soccer program (3.36 GPA) also finished their Fall semesters strong to round out Radford's great year in the classroom.

In Radford's five championship-competing sports during the Fall semester, student-athlete success came well-rewarded. Five Highlanders earned all-academic nods including Hayat Khan (Men's Cross Country), Katelyn Campbell (Women's Cross Country), Ashley Loundermon (Women's Soccer), Tyler Pulik (men's soccer), and Rylee Sloss (volleyball). Khan earned the Big South's Scholar-Athlete of the Year nod, while nine Highlanders earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District awards including Pulik, Jashyra Johnson (Women's Soccer), Paige Olson (Women's Soccer), Loundermon, Ava Kertgate (Women's Soccer), Miranda Howard (Volleyball), Sierra Moore (Volleyball), Aubrey Hatch (Volleyball) and Lea Gage (Volleyball).