ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis student-athletes registered another banner semester in the classroom, posting an aggregate grade point average of 3.46 for the spring 2024 semester. This comes on the heels of Billiken student-athletes achieving a 3.48 GPA in the fall of 2023.

"We are extremely proud of our student-athletes for carrying on the tradition of academic achievement at Saint Louis University," SLU Director of Athletics Chris May said. "Our students are clearly aligned with our primary strategic objective, which is to educate.
 
"We extend our gratitude to the University's world-class faculty, whose talent, dedication, and commitment to developing and maintaining a strong partnership with us are vital to our success, and to the many staff members throughout our department who work with our student-athletes each day," May said. "The addition of the O'Loughlin Family Champions Center has certainly added to the great structure we have in place to help our student-athletes reach their academic goals."
 
Leading the way was the Billiken women's swimming and diving team, which posted a 3.86 GPA. Billiken softball was a close second with a 3.76 GPA.
 
Also turning in GPAs above 3.5 were volleyball (3.64), field hockey (3.60), cheer and dance (3.60), women's track and field (3.59), women's cross country (3.55), men's swimming and diving (3.53) and women's tennis (3.51).
 
A total of 143 student-athletes earned straight As, 235 achieved a GPA above 3.5, and 321 Billikens had a GPA above 3.0.

This academic year, 117 Billiken student-athletes, team managers and spirit group members graduated from Saint Louis University (read more).

The following student-athletes received individual recognition during their college's pre-commencement ceremonies.

Chaifetz School of Business
Chaifetz School of Business Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker: Carly McKeon, Women's Swimming and Diving
Chaifetz School of Business Outstanding Senior in Accounting: Carly McKeon, Women's Swimming and Diving
Chaifetz School of Business Outstanding Senior Student-Athlete(s): Alex Daw, Men's Swimming and Diving, and Peyton Kennedy, Women's Basketball
Chaifetz School of Business Outstanding Senior in Sports Business: Hannah Wery, Dance
Delta Sigma Pi Scholarship Key: Carly McKeon, Women's Swimming and Diving

College of Arts and Sciences
Sigma Tau Delta Recognition in the English Department: Kate Sexton, Women's Tennis

College of Science and Engineering
Eugene F. Kranz Award in Engineering: Carly Sear, Women's Cross Country / Track and Field

Doisy College of Health Sciences
Doisy College of Health Sciences Alpha Eta National Honor Society:
Emily Patula, Dance
Lauren Pendergast, Field Hockey
Grace Golembiewski, Field Hockey
Joe Grese, Men's Swimming and Diving
Nicole Marco, Women's Cross Country / Track and Field