Academic Achievements
The University of Dayton is consistently ranked as one of the premier institutions in the country. The academic standards for student-athletes are never compromised. They are expected to achieve in the classroom as well as on their fields of play. UD is proud of the student-athletes and the academic honors they have collected.
Overall Academic Achievements
Flyer student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom earning a cumulative grade point average of 3.209 through the 2007-08 school year, the highest grade point average in UD history. In addition, 14 of its 16 teams have a combined grade point average of 3.0 or better.
Winter 2008, 68 percent (253 out of 374) of student-athletes earn a 3.0 or higher semester grade point average.
Overall, student-athletes have a mean cumulative grade point average of 3.20 after the winter 2008 semester.
During winter 2008 term, 22 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 semester grade point average.
The University of Dayton is one of the top schools among NCAA Division I institutions and the best in the Atlantic 10 Conference at graduating its student-athletes. According to the 2008 NCAA Graduation Success Rate report, Dayton graduated 96 percent of its student-athletes who began their careers between 1997 and 2000.
Women's Cross Country had the highest team semester GPA with a 3.66 after winter 2008, followed by Women's Golf with a 3.52 team semester GPA.
Amanda Gallow, Women's Soccer, was selected to the 2007 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Academic All-Conference Team.
Eight members of the Football team were named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District. Brandon Cramer and Brian Kelly were selected to the first team. Second Team recipients were Tyler Blue, Chad Burton, Jim Croghan, Sean Heenan, Kalen Hemmelgarn and Ben Shappie.
Brandon Cramer, Football, earned the highest honor ever bestowed upon any UD student-athlete as he was named the 2007 ESPN The Magazine University Division Academic All-American of the Year. Cramer is the first of UD's 46 All-Americans to be named the Academic All-American of the Year in any sport.
Karah Cloxton, Women's Basketball, was named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team.
Allysa Detroy and Megan Gray were named to the Academic All-Conference team for Women's Tennis. Detroy, named for the second consecutive year, had the prestigious honor of being awarded the student-athlete of the year in women's tennis.
Jeanna Heink and Lydia Caldwell, Rowing, were chosen to be on the 2008 A-10 Academic All-Conference squad.
Both Softball and Baseball had two team members named to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Teams. For Softball it was Erin LaFayette and Laura Matthews along with Quinn Haselhorst and Kevin Miller from Baseball.
The Track and Field team has been honored as one of the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Teams. The team had the 23rd best cumulative team grade point average as 117 Division I women's track and field programs were recognized. Sarah Allen was also named to the 2008 A-10 Academic All-Conference Team.
The Atlantic 10 Conference recognized 99 Flyer student-athletes for earning commissioner's honor roll status. The honorees must have a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
UD has had 27 Academic All-Americans in the last six years. Also, at least one Flyer student-athlete has been named an Academic All-American for 22 straight years.
