Gamecock Student-Athletes Extend 3.0 Streak to 36-Consecutive Semesters
Student-Athletes at the University of South Carolina ended the Fall 2024 semester with a departmental grade point average (GPA) of 3.47, the second-highest semester departmental GPA in program history (Spring 2020 – 3.70).
This marks the department’s 36th consecutive semester with a departmental GPA above 3.0.
The cumulative grade point average for all student-athletes in each sport since they arrived at Carolina is 3.45, which stands as the second-highest cumulative GPA ever for Gamecock student-athletes (Spring 2020 – 3.47).
“These numbers are a credit to the discipline it takes to excel as a student-athlete in intercollegiate athletics today,” said Athletics Director Jeremiah Donati. “I am extremely grateful to our academic services staff for the outstanding support they provide our student-athletes throughout the year.”
The department named 108 student-athletes to the President’s List for earning a 4.0 GPA, 207 student-athletes to the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA) and 468 to the Athletics Director’s Honor Roll (3.0 GPA).
“Our department is extremely excited about the continued success of our student-athletes,” said Charlie Ball, Senior Associate AD for Academics. “The student-athletes at the University of South Carolina exhibit the ability to excel as not only athletes, but dedicated students with 36 semesters of a departmental GPA of 3.0. The Dodie Academic Team is committed to their success, and we appreciate their commitment to academic excellence.”
Breaking the numbers down by sport, 17 of 18 teams earned a 3.0 GPA or higher with softball earning the highest team GPA for the fall at 3.78, followed closely by equestrian at 3.77 and women’s soccer at 3.74.
Team – Fall 2024 Semester GPA
Baseball – 3.28
Men’s Basketball – 2.93
Women’s Basketball – 3.18
Beach Volleyball – 3.60
Equestrian – 3.77
Football – 3.16
Men’s Golf – 3.52
Women’s Golf – 3.0
Men’s Soccer – 3.67
Women’s Soccer – 3.72
Softball – 3.78
Men’s Swimming and Diving – 3.51
Women’s Swimming and Diving – 3.67
Men’s Tennis – 3.53
Women’s Tennis – 3.71
Men’s Track and Field – 3.34
Women’s Track and Field / Cross Country – 3.49
Volleyball – 3.52
The Fall 2024 semester numbers are a continuation of the academic successes of Gamecock student-athletes. Exemplary achievements from the most recently concluded academic year (2023-24) include:
• South Carolina had 430 members on the SEC Academic Honor Roll (fall, winter, spring, first-year), which was third in the SEC. Since 2015-16, South Carolina leads all schools with 3,748 members of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. South Carolina led all schools in SEC Academic Honor Roll in seven of the last nine years (2nd – 2017-18; 3rd – 2023-24).
• Six Gamecocks earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-America honors. It was the first time since 2021 that Gamecocks have had multiple first-team and seven overall Academic All-Americans. The list includes Dylan Taggart, Men’s Track & Field (1st Team / CSC Academic All-America Track & Field Team Member of the Year), Sarah Hamner, Women’s Tennis (1st Team), Anass Essayi, Men’s Track & Field (2nd Team), Cole Messina, Baseball (3rd Team), Skylar Allen, Beach Volleyball (3rd Team) and Louise Rydqvist, Women’s Golf (3rd Team).
• 43 Gamecocks earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors and four earned conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors in their respective sports – Dylan Taggart (SEC Indoor & Outdoor Track Scholar-Athlete of the Year), Louis Rvdqvist (SEC women’s golf), Ayana Akli (SEC women’s tennis) and Skylar Allen (CCSA Beach Volleyball Scholar-Athlete of the Year).
