EMUEagles.com: Eastern Michigan athletes post highest cumulative GPA in school history

Varsity athletes at Eastern Michigan recorded a 3.117 cumulative grade point average in the fall 2010 semester, the highest in school history.

"This outstanding effort is the result of a lot of hard work by our student-athletes as well as the Student-Athlete Support Services," athletic director Derrick Gragg said in a statement released by the university. "It takes an unbelievable amount of time from everyone involved to keep improving our academic success and we will continue to support our student-athletes as they move forward to the ultimate goal of graduating.”