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UWM student athletes excel even when they\u2019re not competing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UWM women\u2019s tennis team recently received the Horizon League\u2019s Raise Your Sights award<\/a> for 2023-2024, an honor given to the top academic women\u2019s and men\u2019s teams based on combined grade point average for the academic year. The women\u2019s tennis team led the league with a GPA of 3.857. (Green Bay men\u2019s golf was the top men\u2019s team with a 3.8 GPA.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the tennis team took top honors, athletes from other sports are also competitive academically. In the spring semester of 2024, 105 UWM student athletes posted a GPA of 3.8 or higher, according to Amanda Braun, UWM director of athletics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping these athletes balance demanding sports competitions with academics is a team effort, involving coaches, advisors, campus resources and hard-working students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story on UWM Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Kathy Quirk, UWM Marketing & Communications<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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