The Skyhawk volleyball team took top academic honors for student athletes earlier this year, while Alpha Gamma Rho and Alpha Delta Pi lead the UTM greek system in grades.

Women’s sports captured the top five intercollegiate rankings in academics, including volleyball with a 3.68, tennis with a 3.65, cross country with a 3.52 and softball with a 3.40. The female student athlete average GPA was 3.33.

Men’s tennis captured a 3.06 GPA for the spring, the highest of the male student athletes.

The Skyhawk cheerleading squad, a coed team, brought in a 2.18 GPA, well below the 2.88 department average.

“We work with the Student Success Center for our ‘at risk’ athletes” said Bill Kaler, assistant athletic director.

Kaler also said that 107 student athletes had made the Dean’s List for spring 2004, while only five athletes had been placed on academic probation.

UTM athletics received a league-high 11 Ohio Valley Conference Medals of Honor, with 81 student-athletes named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Neither rodeo nor cheerleading averages are reported to the OVC.

Greeks show improvement from fall

Rankings for sororities did not change from the fall 2003, with the exception of Alpha Kappa Alpha being added for the reporting period.

“I’m pleased with the progress shown last spring,” said Louis Ragsdale, Coordinator for Student Organizations and Greek Life.

Alpha Delta Pi brought in a 3.39 GPA for the spring, an increase of 0.17 from the fall. Joining ADPi above the sorority average were Chi Omega with a 3.26 GPA and Alpha Omicron Pi with a 3.14.

Among NPHC sororities, Delta Sigma Theta tallied a 2.76 GPA, Alpha Kappa Alpha had a 2.66 and Zeta Phi Beta a 2.39.

Alpha Gamma Rho notched a 3.03 GPA, the highest among IFC and NPHC fraternities. Kappa Alpha Psi raised its fall average by 0.55 to take top ranking among NPHC fraternities.

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Volleyball	14	3.68	Women
Tennis	6	3.65	Women
Cross Country	5	3.52	Women
Softball	19	3.40	Women
Female Athlete		3.33
Basketball	14	3.24	Women
Tennis	8	3.06	Men
Soccer	15	3.03	Women
Cross Country	7	3.00	Men
Rifle	9	2.94	Coed
Athletics Department		2.89
Golf	8	2.88	Men
Rodeo	40	2.83	Coed
All Female		2.83
Baseball	30	2.77	Men
Male Athlete		2.75
Football	54	2.64	Men
All Male		2.62
Basketball	16	2.61	Men
Rifle	3	2.24	Women
Cheerleaders	16	2.18	Coed

Alpha Delta Pi	86	3.39	PHC
Chi Omega	94	3.26	PHC
Alpha Omicron Pi	89	3.14	PHC
All Sorority		3.09
Zeta Tau Alpha	91	2.93	PHC
Gamma Kappa PI	23	2.90	Independent
All Female		2.83
Delta Sigma Theta	21	2.76	NPHC
Alpha Kappa Alpha	36	2.66	NPHC
Zeta Phi Beta	19	2.39	NPHC

Alpha Gamma Rho	59	3.03	IFC
Sigma Phi Epsilon	42	2.86	IFC
Alpha Tau Omega	68	2.85	IFC
Sigma Chi Colony	17	2.77	Independent
All Fraternity		2.70
Kappa Alpha Order	60	2.66	IFC
All Male		2.62
Kappa Alpha Psi	7	2.58	NPHC
Pi Kappa Alpha	72	2.44	IFC
Phi Sigma Kappa	11	2.19	IFC
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	25	2.09	IFC
Omega Psi Phi	8	2.07	NPHC
Phi Beta Sigma	11	1.97	NPHC