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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 13.8px;"><b>BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – May 26, 2026</b></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt; color: black;"><b>Baylor Athletics Sets Record Spring Term GPA of 3.45</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; background-color: white;"><b><i>All 19 programs surpass 3.0 for the first time </i></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>For more information contact:
</b>Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720, </span><span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><a href="mailto:josie_hutton@baylor.edu" data-outlook-id="26e8ecb2-8970-45d0-877d-745146a62f21" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125); margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><u>josie_hutton@baylor.edu</u></a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>WACO, Texas –</b> Baylor Athletics has achieved the best departmental term grade-point average on record, excluding COVID-affected terms, after student-athletes posted a
combined 3.45 GPA in the Spring 2026 semester. Making history this spring, all 19 Baylor athletic programs surpassed a 3.0 GPA in the same term.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Spring 2026 results continue the streak of academic achievement for the Bears. Baylor has now recorded a 3.0 or higher term GPA for the 36th consecutive semester, a 3.1
or above for the 31st straight semester, and has exceeded a 3.2 GPA in 24 of the last 26 semesters. The department's current cumulative GPA stands at 3.41.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">"This historic milestone is a testament to the relentless work ethic, resilience, and academic dedication of our student-athletes,” said Josh Young, Associate Athletic Director
for Academic Services. “To have every single one of our teams achieve above a 3.0 GPA, for the first time ever, coupled with a record-breaking 3.45 GPA, speaks volumes about the culture of excellence we strive for at Baylor." </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Of the department’s 496 student-athletes, 372 (75%) earned a 3.0 GPA or higher this spring, while 140 (30%) were named to the Dean’s List by posting a 3.7 GPA or better. An
additional 76 student-athletes (16%) achieved a 4.0 term GPA. Baylor counted 303 Academic Champions, an honor that includes graduates, student-athletes with a 3.5 GPA or higher, and those recording a personal-best GPA. Among the Academic Champions, 183 Bears
set a personal-best term GPA. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Seven programs also set program records for semester GPA, excluding COVID terms: Acrobatics and Tumbling (3.67), Women's Track and Field (3.56), Equestrian (3.55), Men's Track
and Field (3.38), Women's Basketball (3.20), Football (3.03) and Men's Basketball (3.01).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To stay up to date on Baylor Athletics, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts at @BaylorAthletics.</span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(15, 92, 26);"><b>Josie Hutton</b></span><span style="color: black;"> | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (MBB, FB, MTEN) </span></div>
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