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Balancing Act: Sun Devils Notching Strong Numbers Academically and Athletically

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Balancing Act: Sun Devils Notching Strong Numbers Academically and AthleticallyBalancing Act: Sun Devils Notching Strong Numbers Academically and Athletically
Logan OKelley

Anthony Valencia was one of two Sun Devils to earn Pac-12 Student-Athlete of the Year in 2021-22.

The Sun Devil student-athletes are getting it done in more ways than one.

ASU has earned the top APR score in the Pac-12 in the most recent release, the first time any Pac-12 program has bested Stanford in an NCAA measured academic category and only one point off the best multiyear score in Pac-12 history (996). 

 

For the first time ever we lead the Pac-12 with an all-time high multiyear APR score ??

In 2020-21 we attained the highest single year score in school history ??

— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) June 14, 2022
 

How did Arizona State beat Stanford where the Cardinal never lose?

A: An equipment-rental company.

Read: https://t.co/sKTdTKocBa

— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) June 16, 2022


It finished fourth in the Pac-12 in the Directors' Cup after amassing nearly 800 points with six top-10 finishes.

Here are some other numbers to know from the spring of 2022 with regard to grade point averages.

3.32: The average cumulative GPA

3.56: The average cumulative GPA for female student-athletes 

3.12: The average cumulative GPA for male student-athletes

79 (percent): Nearly 80 percent of our student-athletes were Scholar Ballers/Scholar Athletics (3.0 cumulative GPA or higher)

115: Number of student-athletes earned a 4.0 semester or cumulative GPA


 

Happy to play a part in a great spring by @SunDevil_OSAD and all our teams pic.twitter.com/YoZMgGIYiQ

— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) June 18, 2022
 

ASU achieved an all-time school record and is atop the Pac-12 in multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the first time ever.

ASU football set a multi-year record; basketball was perfect for the second year in a row and the best score in the Pac-12.
https://t.co/u9BWvjgXAR pic.twitter.com/hcyFpkGi5a

— SunDevilSource.com (@SunDevilSource) June 15, 2022

ASU registered its fourth-highest LEARFIELD IMG College Directors' Cup finish since 2012-13 with 788.25 points. Six top-10 finishes in men's golf (second), wrestling (fourth), men's swimming (sixth), women's outdoor track and field (eighth), women's golf (ninth) and softball (NCAA Super Regional) led the way.

BEST SUN DEVIL FINISHES IN PAST DECADE (2011-22)
2012-13 – 18th
2018-19 - 19th
2020-21 - 20th
2021-22 - 26th

Some athletic highlights by the numbers...

3: Men's golf has now posted back-to-back top three finishes for the first time in nearly 30 years with its second-place finish in 2022.

4: Wrestling matched its best season since 1994-95 with another fourth-place finish, while also capturing their third consecutive Pac-12 title.

6: Winners of six straight to close out the regular season, the Sun Devil women's tennis team stormed into the Pac-12 Tournament and upset No. 4 USC and No. 1 Cal to reach the first final in program history.

20: Softball posted 20 straight wins en route to its third Pac-12 title with a 20-4 record.

27: Men's swimming posted its best finish (sixth) in 40 years behind a freshman two-time NCAA Champion.


 

He's a freshman, y'all…?? pic.twitter.com/RXCzmPKREM

— Kyle Sockwell (@kylesockwell) March 27, 2022


38: In Sheila McInerney's 38th season at the helm of the women's tennis program, the Sun Devils won 17 matches, the most since 2016, en route to a 34th consecutive NCAA Tournament.

2021-22 LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP -- FOURTH IN PAC-12 -- 788.25 TOTAL POINTS -- 26TH OVERALL
90.00 -- Men's Golf: 2nd (NCAA Match Play finalist and best NCAA Championship finish since 1996 NCAA title)
80.00 -- Wrestling: 4th (matched best NCAA finish since fourth last season, prior to that it was 1994-95)
73.50 -- Men's Swimming: 6th at NCAA Championships
70.50 -- Women's Outdoor Track and Field: 8th at NCAA Championships
69.00 -- Women's Golf: 9th at NCAA Championships
64.00 -- Softball: Super Regional finalist (ninth-place points)
60.00 -- Men's Outdoor Track and Field: 15th at NCAA Championships
59.25 -- Men's Indoor Track and Field: 15th at NCAA Championships
53.50 -- Women's Indoor Track and Field: 18th at NCAA Championships
50.00 -- Women's Tennis: NCAA Round of 32 (17th place points)
48.00 -- Women's Swimming: 26th at NCAA Championships
45.50 -- Gymnastics: 25th at NCAA Championships
25.00 -- Football: Played in Las Vegas Bowl

 

An incredible season comes to an end @GrayhawkGolf

We'll be back…#ForksUp ?? pic.twitter.com/4DFm1UmWA4

— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) June 2, 2022

8? years of Zeke Jones:
Back-to-back NCAA team trophies
2?5? All-America honors
2? individual national titles
4? top-10 NCAA finishes
4? Pac-12 team titles pic.twitter.com/uRVs06d7W0

— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) March 22, 2022

For the first time since 1995, the Sun Devils are walking away from the Pac-12 Men's Swimming Championships with a top-three finish.

— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 6, 2022