{"id":64063,"date":"2017-01-03T10:40:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T16:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=64063"},"modified":"2017-01-03T10:40:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T16:40:20","slug":"rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebels Strong Competitors in the Classroom during Fall 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Rebel

Rebel student-athletes posted the highest cumulative semester grade point average in recorded history. Photo by Nathan Latil\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 University of Mississippi<\/a> student-athletes weren’t just successful on the courts and fields this fall, but also in the classroom. Rebel student-athletes posted the highest cumulative semester grade point average in recorded history.<\/p>\n

Ole Miss also had its highest number of mid-year graduates, with 22 student-athletes completing their degree requirements, while more than 50 percent of student-athletes earned a 3.00 GPA or better.<\/p>\n

In total, 174 student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s or Dean’s Honor Roll, with 25 student-athletes earning 4.00 GPAs for the fall semester.<\/p>\n

“Our Rebel scholar-athletes finished strong in the classroom this fall,” said Derek Cowherd, senior associate athletics director for student-athlete development. “Our student-athletes earned the highest number of 3.00 GPAs (216 of 396) and we had 22 mid-year graduates. Additionally, we recorded the highest overall semester GPA in recorded history with a host of other team and individual successes.<\/p>\n

“It’s a great way to send off such an accomplished senior class as they embark on the next chapters of their lives.”<\/p>\n

The women’s soccer team continues to impress in the classroom, and for the second consecutive year posted the highest overall team GPA with a 3.63. Eleven student-athletes were named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll with GPAs of 3.75 or better, while 90 percent of the team earned a 3.00 GPA or higher. Melissa Capocaccia and Gretchen Harknett were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for their efforts in the classroom and on the field.<\/p>\n

The women’s tennis team posted the second-highest team GPA with a 3.48, while seven of nine student-athletes made either the Dean’s or Chancellor’s Honor Roll.<\/p>\n

Fresh off a fall in which they won three tournaments, the men’s golf team posted a 3.31 GPA the fifth consecutive fall semester with a team GPA north of 3.00.<\/p>\n

The Ole Miss track and field teams were also successful with a 3.01 GPA for the men’s team, which is the highest in recorded history, and 19 student-athletes earning a spot on the honor roll. The women’s team posted its best GPA since 2010 and had seven student-athletes earn 4.00 semester GPAs. On the women’s side, Bo Ummels and Britt Ummels completed coursework for their master’s degrees this fall.<\/p>\n

The football team made great strides in the classroom, with 19 student-athletes finishing their degree requirements this fall, spearheaded by Senior CLASS Award nominee and All-SEC selection Chad Kelly. As a whole, the squad posted the second-highest fall semester team GPA in recorded history.<\/p>\n

The volleyball team, led by CoSIDA Academic All-American Aubrey Edie, also had an outstanding academic semester, earning a 3.35 semester GPA, the highest in seven years with 75 percent of the team earning 3.00 GPAs.<\/p>\n

From a historical perspective, Ole Miss student-athletes are performing at a very high level in the classroom, moving from a 2.81 GPA in the spring of 2011 to a 3.00 GPA \u2013 the highest ever \u2013 in the spring of 2016, a number set to continue to rise throughout the 2016-17 academic year.<\/p>\n

December 2016 Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n

Football<\/strong>
\nQuincy Adeboyejo
\nTony Bridges
\nTerry Caldwell
\nTony Conner
\nRobert Conyers
\nDrew Davis
\nIssac Gross
\nAkeem Judd
\nChad Kelly
\nJeremy Liggins
\nTyler Pittman
\nHunter Thurley
\nGrant Warren
\nTaz Zettergren<\/p>\n

Men’s Track<\/strong>
\nAdam Aguirre
\nKevin Conway
\nCraig Engles
\nBranden Green<\/p>\n

Rifle<\/strong>
\nAlison Weisz<\/p>\n

Women’s Basketball<\/strong>
\nErika Sisk<\/p>\n

Women’s Tennis<\/strong>
\nMai El Kamash<\/p>\n

Women’s Track<\/strong>
\nBo Ummels
\nBritt Ummels<\/p>\n

For further academic accolades, follow @UMTrueRebel on Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 University of Mississippi student-athletes weren’t just successful on the courts and fields this fall, but also in the classroom. Rebel student-athletes posted the highest cumulative semester grade point average in recorded history. Ole Miss also had its highest number of mid-year graduates, with 22 student-athletes completing their degree requirements, while more thanRead the story …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nRebels Strong Competitors in the Classroom during Fall 2016 - Ole Miss News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rebels Strong Competitors in the Classroom during Fall 2016 - Ole Miss News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 University of Mississippi student-athletes weren’t just successful on the courts and fields this fall, but also in the classroom. Rebel student-athletes posted the highest cumulative semester grade point average in recorded history. Ole Miss also had its highest number of mid-year graduates, with 22 student-athletes completing their degree requirements, while more thanRead the story …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ole Miss News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-01-03T16:40:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NJL_1884-A-300x168.jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@OleMissRebels\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@OleMissRebels\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"Ole Miss News\",\"description\":\"The official source for University of Mississippi news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/NJL_1884-A-300x168.jpeg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/\",\"name\":\"Rebels Strong Competitors in the Classroom during Fall 2016 - Ole Miss News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-01-03T16:40:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-01-03T16:40:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1f67a4254a6de57689f53acf5a774\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/rebels-strong-competitors-classroom-fall-2016\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#\/schema\/person\/bdb1f67a4254a6de57689f53acf5a774\",\"name\":\"Jessica Evans\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/0.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f70f91082d9f0071b94db7ea782c85f3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jessica Evans\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64063"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64106,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64063\/revisions\/64106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}