The spring 2025 semester saw Arizona Athletics capture three Big 12 Conference Championships and 12 teams qualify for NCAA postseason play since Jan. 1. That success carried over into the classroom as well, with all student-athletes combining to post a 3.389 GPA – the highest semester GPA in school history. 

The semester also marks the 15th consecutive semester that the department's student-athletes earned an average GPA of 3.0 or higher – the longest streak in department history.

And the records don't stop there. The cumulative GPA for the department was 3.4, which is also the highest in school history, while the semester GPA for women's teams was 3.573 and the men's teams posted a 3.211 GPA for the semester, both setting new records.

"We are incredibly proud of our student-athletes for achieving a record-setting GPA this semester, a true testament to their dedication and discipline," Arizona Vice President and Director of Athletics Desiree Reed-Francois said. "Balancing the demands of competition and academics is not easy, and their commitment in the classroom continues to inspire our entire department. We will continue to provide support for all of our student-athletes as they pursue their goals on and off the field."

A total of nine teams set individual program records for best Spring semester GPA's, including Baseball, Men's Cross Country, Football, Gymnastics, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Triathlon and Volleyball.

The top team GPA across all sports went to Gymnastics, with a team GPA of 3.802, and the top men's team GPA was 3.545 by the cross country team.

Spring 2025 academic success by the numbers 

• 81% of student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• 53.2% of student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher
• 24.6% of student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA
• 19 teams earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Women's teams earned anrecord-setting average GPA of 3.573
• Men's teams earned a record-setting average GPA of 3.211

The spring GPA add to the continued excellence in the classroom by student-athletes at the University of Arizona. In November, the NCAA released the latest Graduation Success Rate numbers and Arizona checked in at 90%, which was a new department record. In May, the NCAA sent out the latest Academic Progress Rate numbers and there were 10 U of A programs that earned a perfect score, 12 teams that set program records and three teams that ranked in the top 10% nationally in their sport.

There also were three student-athletes who won Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors – Tanvi Narendran (women's tennis), Jay Friend (men's tennis) and Tony Pluta (baseball). Friend was also named a First Team Academic All-American by Collegiate Sports Communicators, becoming the first Arizona men's tennis player to garner first team honors. Malia Rausch from women's swimming and diving also earned Academic All-American honors, coming in on the third team.