The Dominican University Department of Athletics posted a record-high 3.1650 cumulative grade point average for the Fall 2011 semester, marking the 11^th consecutive semester the Stars have posted a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average.  The Stars have posted anywhere from a 3.06-3.09 in recent semesters but broke the 3.10 barrier for the first time since joining the NCAA Division III ranks in 2000.

“We are an institution of higher learning,” commented Erick Baumann, director of athletics at Dominican University, “and it’s rewarding to see the success in the classroom can go hand-in-hand with the success we are having on the courts and fields.  That’s the true definition of a student-athlete.”

Of the 169 student-athletes on the Stars’ 12 varsity rosters, 103 posted a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the semester while all but 20 student-athletes finished the Fall semester with a 2.5 GPA or higher.  On average, Dominican University’s student-athletes earned 14.8 credits for the semester with only six student-athletes earning fewer than 12 credits for the semester.

In addition to the academic success in recent semesters, the Stars have slowly been climbing the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) all-sports standings and posted one of the most successful Fall seasons in University history this past fall with the men’s soccer and volleyball squads claiming NAC regular season championships and the Stars’ team sports posting a combined 61-19-1 overall record.