Athletics

The U of A's student-athletes posted a combined 3.389 GPA – the highest semester GPA in school history. The cumulative GPA for Athletics was also the highest ever at 3.4.

This fall, Arizona's 504 student-athletes achieved a collective GPA of 3.373 – the highest fall semester GPA in the program's history.

From canine companionship to intergalactic intrigue, U of A research, scholarship and expertise generated news around the world in 2024.

Chad Berman, director of hockey operations and men's head hockey coach for the University of Arizona, has been named an assistant coach for Team USA for the World University Games in Italy.

A new U of A women's hockey team took to the ice for its first game last week, marking the first time since 2007 that the university has had a competitive women's team in the sport. 

Current and former Wildcat student-athletes and coaches will compete in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, wheelchair tennis, and track and field, representing three different countries – the United States, Australia and Canada.

On Friday, the U of A will officially become a member of the Big 12 athletic conference. The transition means new competitors, new fan bases, new traditions and new destinations for Wildcats sports teams and their fans.

Wildcat student-athletes, alumni and coaches will represent at least eight different countries in six different sports at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Among them is diver Delaney Schnell, a U of A graduate student who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Arizona Football head coach Brent Brennan and players discussed the upcoming season at the team's first Big 12 Media Day, held in Las Vegas.

An independent financial and operational assessment of Arizona Athletics, conducted by a global services firm, was presented to the Arizona Board of Regents today.