Marist Student-Athletes Achieve Academic Success In Fall Semester

Department Posts GPA Over 3.3

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist Athletics Department had another successful semester in the classroom in the fall of 2020.

Student-athletes had a 3.316 cumulative GPA last semester.
Of Marist's 23 programs, nine had a GPA over 3.5, and 21 had a GPA of at least 3.0.
The team with the top GPA was men's tennis (3.829), and the top women's program was basketball (3.818).
There were 36 student-athletes with a 4.0 GPA.
Of Marist's 602 student-athletes, 48 percent had at least a 3.5, and 76 percent had a GPA of at least 3.0.
A total of 74 student-athletes were named to MAAC All-Academic Teams in volleyball, men's and women's cross country, and men's and women's soccer, the highest number of any school in the conference.
Three student-athletes were selected MAAC Student-Athlete of the Week: Murray Coueslant (men's swimming & diving), Skylar Harrison (volleyball), and Matt Herasme (men's basketball).
Marist's student-athletes of the month were:
- September: Chidera Udeh (volleyball), Arthur Pinckney (football).
- October: Sara Leavens (women's cross country/track & field), Jordan Jones (men's basketball).
- November: Jillian Colucci (women's soccer), John Oxner (men's tennis).
- December: Calista Phippen (softball), Aidan Pech (men's cross country/track & field).