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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – June 28, 2023</span></u></b><u><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Impact",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Baylor Athletics Closes Out Superb Semester in the Classroom</span></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Bears’ 3.30 GPA is the highest for a spring term</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">For more information contact: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore; 254-252-2182, </span><a href="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu" title="mailto:katy_gilmore@baylor.edu"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#0078D7;mso-ligatures:none">katy_gilmore@baylor.edu</span></a><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">WACO, Texas –</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121"> Baylor Athletics closed out the
Spring 2023 semester with a 3.30 term GPA, the highest spring-term GPA on record, and marks the 30<sup>th</sup>-consecutive term with a 3.0 or higher.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">The Bears totaled 297 total academic champions (60%) and 165 personal-best GPAs with 352 student-athletes with a 3.0 or higher (71%).
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Over all sports, Baylor has a current 3.30 cumulative GPA, marking the 25<sup>th</sup>-consecutive semester with a 3.1 terms GPA or higher,
which makes 18 of the last 20 semesters above a 3.2 GPA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">“The statistics speak volumes, as we have witnessed notable advancements in six crucial categories,” said Ramone Cooper, Associate AD of Academic
Services. “The percentage of student-athletes earning a 4.00 GPA and 3.00 GPA, the percentage of our student-athletes on the Dean's List, the continuous improvement in personal bests, and the impressive rise in both term and cumulative GPAs.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">“These achievements are a testament to the efforts of our student-athletes and unwavering support provided by the Student-Athlete Center for
Excellence Staff. Our team is dedicated to empowering our students and assisting them in their pursuit of excellence both on and off the field. It is gratifying to witness their consistent growth, surpassing expectations each term. While our student-athletes'
accomplishments thus far have been remarkable, we remain confident that the best is yet to come.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">An impressive 65 Baylor student-athletes finished the term with a perfect 4.0 GPA, led by acrobatics & tumbling with nine and football with
seven. Equestrian and Men’s track each had six, with three sports following close behind with five.
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">“What a remarkable finish to the spring by our student-athletes,” said Josh Young, Assistant AD of Academic Services. “We are incredibly proud
about the level of execution and commitment to the learning process this semester. As their success was highlighted through the amount of personal-best GPAs. I am truly hopeful that our students will continue accomplishment great things in the classroom.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Out of 165 personal bests, football had 36 student-athletes reach the milestone and equestrian and acrobatics and tumbling followed with 18
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">A total of 94 student-athletes made the Dean’s list with a term GPA of 3.7 or higher. Men’s cross country and women’s golf led the charge
with four on the list.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">“It is always a joy at the end of a semester to look back and celebrate all the accomplishments after so many hours of hard work put in during
the semester,” said Lauren Kirby, Assistant AD of Learning Support. “This applies to our student-athletes, who continue to amaze us with the level of excellence they pursue in all areas; as well as our staff, who give their all to provide an elite level of
academic support to student-athletes. The academic journey at Baylor is not easy, but our student-athletes and staff continue to perform at the highest level.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">For the full 2022-23 academic year, Baylor Athletics posted a 3.28 GPA and had 11 sports record a 3.20 team GPA or better.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#154734;mso-ligatures:none">Katy Gilmore</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> | Associate Director of Athletic Communications</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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