Nearly 75% of all student-athletes at University of the Pacific tallied a grade point average above 3.0 in the 2024 fall semester as the average GPA of the department grew to a 3.37.
The successful fall semester raised the cumulative GPA of the department to a 3.32. Pacific posted a 3.27 in spring 2024 and a 3.26 in fall 2023.
“Since I have been here, this is the highest GPA I have seen in a semester and cumulatively,” said Director of Student-Athlete Development Justine Brown-Dacosta, who joined the staff in Dec. 2022. “Our student-athletes worked hard for this achievement. We saw an increase in the student-athletes’ advocacy for themselves, especially their academics.”…