From earning the best Academic Progress Rate in the Pac-12 to averaging all-time high GPAs, here are some of our top academic achievements from the 2021-22 school year.
1: For the first time ever, Arizona State University led the Pac-12 Conference in Academic Progress Rate (APR). ASU recorded a multiyear APR average of 995 over a four-year period (2017-18 to 2020-21), which is an all-time high for the school.
For the first time ever we lead the Pac-12 with an all-time high multiyear APR score ??
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) June 14, 2022
In 2020-21 we attained the highest single year score in school history ??
3: ASU ranked third in the Pac-12 Conference after positing a Graduation Success Rate of 92 percent in December, marking the 14th consecutive year of maintaining or improving our all-time best.
4: The number of Sun Devils who earned CoSIDA Academic All-Americans First Team honors this year, marking just the 14th time in school history that there have been multiple First Team members in the same season. There were also two Sun Devil Triathletes, Olivia Jenks and Kira Stanley, who were awarded post-graduate scholarships by the NCAA. Jorinde van Klinken and Turner Washington both earned top honors in track and field.
Congratulations to Grant House for his selection to the @CoSIDAnews Academic All-America First Team ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) June 14, 2022
Grant is just the third in Men's program history to earn First Team honors and the first since 1992 ??
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?? ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) December 15, 2021
Congrats to Iman for making the @CoSIDAAcadAA First Team, the first for the Sun Devils since 2000! ???? pic.twitter.com/FsijvHU8MC
4: Liam Bresette, Lilia Smith, Isa All and Rachael Holp are the four Sun Devil Swimmers who were recognized at the Spring Tip of the Fork ceremony, which gives high-performing student-athletes the experiences and education to become leaders in their community.
5: The number of Sun Devils to earn National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NWCA) Scholar All-America honors, including Brandon Courtney, Kyle Parco, Anthony Valencia, Ryan Rochford and Josh Nummer.
5?? of our guys were named NWCA Scholar All-Americans ??
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) April 29, 2022
6: The number of Sun Devils to earn CoSIDA Academic All-America honors this year, the most since ASU had nine in 2011-12.
7: The "Super 7" Sun Devil Women's Tennis team sported a 3.89 GPA in the fall 2021 semester, helping SDA to an all-time high 3.32 GPA.
A record semester for @TheSunDevils student-athletes after posting a cumulative 3.32 GPA in fall 2021.
— Arizona State Women's Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) March 2, 2022
Sun Devil Women's Tennis led the way with a team-best 3.89 GPA??????
8: Eight Sun Devil Soccer players were among the 110 student-athletes recognized at the 2022 Spring Graduation ceremony. A total of 43 student-athletes graduated with honors, including 20 summa cum laude (3.80 to 4.00 GPA), 15 magna cum laude (3.60 to 3.79 GPA), and eight cum laude (3.40 to 3.59 GPA).
Sun Devils for life ????#SunDevilsGraduate pic.twitter.com/FJUDX8dJwn
— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) May 10, 2022
9: Nine teams on campus continued streaks of perfect multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in 2021-22. Men's golf owns the longest streak with eight in a row, followed by women's golf and gymnastics, both with six in a row. Women's basketball and men's tennis have four-consecutive perfect multiyear scores, while women's swimming and diving and beach volleyball are right behind them with three. Men's basketball and softball are building their streaks, this being their second time in row with a perfect score.
We had 17 of our 23 sports earn a perfect 1000 APR ?? pic.twitter.com/hjQFAa5Sv0
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) June 14, 2022
10: The Sun Devil Men's Swim team was one of 10 Division I programs to be named to the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America's Top Scholar All-America team after posting a collective 3.56 GPA for the Fall 2021 semester. The Sun Devils, who had the 10th-best team GPA across all Division I men's programs, round out a list that consists of Harvard, Brown and Columbia, amongst others.
11: The number of Water Polo players who were named to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 2022 All-Academic team.
we've got a lot of smart devils ??
— Sun Devil Water Polo (@SunDevilWP) June 6, 2022
more on our 11 on the MPSF All-Academic Team ??
Congrats to our 1??1?? WCGA Scholastic All-Americans! ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) August 10, 2022
12: The number of Sun Devil Volleyball players who made the Dean's List in the Spring semester, sporting a team-wide 3.77 GPA.
It was an OUTSTANDING semester for our squad ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) May 16, 2022
Everyone on the team was a scholar-baller and 12 made the dean's list ?? pic.twitter.com/eF4EdGzCNj
MISC. NOTES AND NUMBERS
61: The number of student-athletes from Sun Devil Athletics who were part of the 909 across the conference recognized for their work in the classroom and named to the Pac-12 2021 Fall Academic Honor Roll. For a full list, visit here.
3.56 & 3.61: Fall 2021 semester GPAs for the Men's & Women's Swimming teams, respectively, which earned them a selection to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team.
Carter Swift and Grant House, who guided Men's Swim to its best finish at NCAAs in 40 years, are getting it done in the classroom, as well.Smart Devils! ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) January 25, 2022
Our Men's & Women's Swim teams were named to the @CSCAA Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2021 semester after posting GPAs of 3.56 and 3.61, respectively ????
We're one of five schools in the Pac-12 to have both men's and women's teams selected ??
Huge shoutout to SLB student @carterswift3 and admit Grant House for competing in the NCAA Men's Swimming Championships in Atlanta, GA this past weekend?? The Selig SLB program is proud of you both! ??
— Allan "Bud" Selig Sports Law and Business Program (@SeligSLB) March 29, 2022
#ForksUp #SeligSLB pic.twitter.com/ImKPPoiBoo
3:32: The average cumulative GPA of Sun Devil student-athletes for both the fall and spring semesters, which is an all-time high for Sun Devil Athletics.
A record semester for @TheSunDevils student-athletes after posting a cumulative 3.32 GPA in fall 2021.
— Arizona State Women's Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) March 2, 2022
Sun Devil Women's Tennis led the way with a team-best 3.89 GPA??????
Gymnastics' Cienna Samiley was one of 200 applicants to win the Jennifer G. Kaplan Endowment Scholarship through the ASU Hugh Downs School of Communications.
Congratulations to @CiennaSamiley of @SunDevilGym on her amazing accomplishment. Cienna was chosen out of over 200 applicants to win the Jennifer G. Kaplan Endowment Scholarship through the ASU Hugh Downs School of Communications. We're so proud of you Cienna! pic.twitter.com/OiHtBsLBFY
— Sun Devil OSAD (@SunDevil_OSAD) April 20, 2022
82: The number of Sun Devils listed on the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll, part of 850 total student-athletes from the conference that were recognized for their work in the classroom. For the full list, visit here.
82 Sun Devils recognized on the 2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll ????#ForksUp | #O2Vhttps://t.co/TmogG7GNbC
— Arizona State Sun Devils (@TheSunDevils) April 28, 2022
Cali Jankowski and Domenika Turkovic of Sun Devil Women's Tennis were instrumental in guiding the team to its 34th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. In a span of 48 hours, they went from competing in Norman, Oklahoma, to being recognized at the Spring graduation ceremony.
Played in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday and graduated on Monday.
— Arizona State Women's Tennis (@sundevilwtennis) May 10, 2022
Congratulations to Cali & Domi! ???? pic.twitter.com/egv5b8oIQV
Sun Devil football alum Marco Salas is the recipient of the Jim McKay Scholarship, which recognizes a student-athlete's outstanding academic achievements and their potential to make major contributions to the sports communications industry.
Congratulations @msalas2390 on receiving the Jim McKay Scholarship!
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) May 19, 2022
The future of college sports information is bright with rising stars like you! ??#O2V | #SunDevilsGraduate https://t.co/LYLfIYf0Pf
Wrestling's Anthony Valenica and Women's Golf's Alexandra Forsterling were awarded the Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year in their respective sports for the 2021-22 season.
Academics ?? Athletics
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) April 18, 2022
Alexandra Forsterling is the 2022 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year ?? pic.twitter.com/mY3kuDozau
Attention to detail on and off the mat. Anthony Valencia is this year's Pac-12 Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year! ?? ??
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) March 3, 2022
Nearly two dozen Sun Devil swimmers were named CSCAA Individual Scholar All-Americans.
Getting it done in the classroom ??
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) July 5, 2022
2??0?? Sun Devils have earned CSCAA Scholar All-American honors ??
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Brains and brawn ????
— Sun Devil M. Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) July 11, 2022
Guys got it done in the classroom and picked up their third-consecutive All-Academic team award.