DC Has 14 Teams Post GPA of 3.0 or Higher In Fall Semester

DEFIANCE, Ohio – The Defiance College athletics program saw 13-of-20 active varsity teams garner a collective grade-point average of 3.0 during the 2011 fall academic semester, as announced on Monday.

The DC volleyball team led the way with a 3.46 GPA during the fall semester, with the women's outdoor track and women's basketball rosters also topping the 3.40 barrier. The list also included six other women's programs, with cross country (3.35), golf (3.33), tennis (3.33), indoor track (3.21), soccer (3.17) and softball (3.04) reaching the mark.

The DC men's tennis program led all male squads with a group mark of 3.37, while golf had a 3.24, basketball posted a 3.20, cross country finished at 3.07 and baseball came in at 3.00.

Along with seeing 14 programs post at least a 3.0 grade-point average, Defiance had 24 student-athletes register a perfect 4.0 during the recently concluded fall semester.