Golden Flashes Set Academic Records Across Multiple Programs in Spring 2026 Semester

Golden Flashes Set Academic Records Across Multiple Programs in Spring 2026 Semester

5/15/2026 12:00:00 PM | Baseball, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Wrestling, Gymnastics, Men's Cross Country, Women's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Women's Lacrosse

KENT, Ohio – Kent State Athletics continued its remarkable academic excellence during the Spring 2026 semester, with student-athletes achieving a 3.435 term GPA and a 3.419 cumulative GPA across the department. The Golden Flashes placed numerous student-athletes on the Dean's List and President's List, with every team posting a cumulative GPA above 3.0.

Multiple teams set program records and achieved outstanding academic milestones throughout the semester.

Academic Highlights

Baseball posted the highest in-season semester GPA in program history and the second-highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.406 and 3.459), with 14 student-athletes named to the Dean's List and two earning President's List honors.
Field Hockey set a new program record for the highest semester GPA in program history (3.720) for the fourth consecutive semester, while also recording the second-highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.679). Seventeen student-athletes were named to the Dean's List, and two earned President's List honors.
Football achieved the highest term GPA in program history and the second-highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.214 and 3.142), marking the seventh consecutive semester with a term GPA above 3.0 and a cumulative GPA above 3.0. Twenty-five student-athletes were named to the Dean's List, and one earned President's List honors.
Gymnastics demonstrated strong academic performance, with 70% of the team earning a semester GPA of 3.4 or higher, placing 15 student-athletes on the Dean's List and one on the President's List (3.570 semester, 3.526 cumulative).
Lacrosse posted the highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.670) and an outstanding semester GPA of 3.709, with 91% of the team at a 3.4 or higher semester GPA. The team placed 17 student-athletes on the Dean's List and six on the President's List.
Men's Basketball recorded the second-highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.075), with two student-athletes named to the Dean's List and one earning President's List honors, marking back-to-back years with a 3.0 average GPA.
Men's Cross Country posted solid results with 75% of the team at a 3.0 or higher semester GPA and four student-athletes named to the Dean's List (3.211 semester, 3.275 cumulative).
Men's Golf demonstrated strong academic performance with 55% of the team earning Dean's List recognition and two perfect 4.0 GPAs (3.433 semester, 3.442 cumulative).
Men's Track & Field recorded the second-highest semester GPA and the highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.367 and 3.322), with 18 student-athletes named to the Dean's List, two earning President's List honors.
Soccer posted the second-highest semester GPA and second-highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.731 and 3.704), with 14 student-athletes named to the Dean's List and six earning President's List honors.
Softball excelled, with one student-athlete on the President's List and 10 on the Dean's List (3.551 semester, 3.549 cumulative).
Volleyball set a new program record for the highest term GPA in program history, breaking a 28-year-old record from 1998, and the highest cumulative GPA in program history (3.764 and 3.659). Ten student-athletes were named to the Dean's List, and four earned President's List honors.
Women's Basketball posted strong results with every member of the team above a 3.0 semester GPA, including four perfect 4.0s. Six student-athletes made the Dean's List, and two earned President's List honors (3.679 semester, 3.599 cumulative).
Women's Cross Country posted outstanding semester and cumulative GPAs (3.588 and 3.736), with 81% of the team earning either the President's List or the Dean's List.
Women's Golf saw 78% of the team post a 3.0 or higher semester GPA, with four Dean's List honorees and one President's List recipient (3.425 semester, 3.484 cumulative).
Women's Track & Field achieved academic excellence for the seventh consecutive semester with a 3.5-plus cumulative team GPA (3.499 semester, 3.551 cumulative), placing 25 student-athletes on the Dean's List.
Wrestling recorded the third-highest semester and cumulative GPA in program history (3.248 and 3.260), placing 13 student-athletes on the Dean's List and two each on the President's List and in additional recognition categories.

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