{"id":3413,"date":"2018-10-02T08:44:45","date_gmt":"2018-10-02T12:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2020-07-14T16:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T20:00:46","slug":"achieving-success-in-the-classroom-part-of-transy-student-athletes-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2018\/10\/achieving-success-in-the-classroom-part-of-transy-student-athletes-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Achieving success in the classroom part of Transy student-athletes&#8217; experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3414\" width=\"750\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog-350x170.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog-730x355.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog-810x394.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/NCAAInclusion_Tuesday_Hartig_blog-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the country, more than 460,000 young women and men compete on an NCAA collegiate level athletics team. The vast majority of these student-athletes will &#8220;go pro&#8221; in something other than sports.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Transylvania University, student-athletes are just as focused on academics as they are on athletics. They let their success in the classroom speak for itself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The 2017-18 cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all Transy student-athletes was 3.23.<\/li><li>The 2017-18 cumulative GPA for women&#8217;s swimming and diving and for women&#8217;s tennis was over a 3.5.<\/li><li>The 2018 women&#8217;s gold team won the Women&#8217;s Golf Coaches Association Team GPA Award for the third highest in the nation, a 3.71. Golfers Rebecca and Rachel Fine received the highest GPAs in the Transy Class of 2021 for 2017-18.<\/li><li>2018 team academic awards included:<ul><li>Field Hockey &#8211; National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Team Award<\/li><li>Men&#8217;s Basketball &#8211; National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award<\/li><li>Women&#8217;s Lacrosse &#8211; Intercollegiate Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Honor Squad<\/li><li>Women&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving &#8211; College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American Team<\/li><li>Women&#8217;s Tennis &#8211; Intercollegiate Tennis Association All Academic Team<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cooper Theobold\" class=\"wp-image-3417\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1-350x264.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1-730x550.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1-810x610.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Theobald-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption>Senior Cooper Theobold is a business major.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Cooper Theobald plays on the Pioneers men&#8217;s basketball team. &#8220;On the court I am considered a hard nosed, tenacious, and motivated player,&#8221; Theobald, a senior business major, said.&nbsp; &#8220;I am so much more than just an athlete. I pride myself on working hard in the classroom and I have a 3.6 GPA. 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BobtEnDj2kK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Transylvania University (@transylvaniauniversity)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Student-athletes are the epitome of tenacity and hard work,&#8221; said Colton Hartig, a sophomore biology major on Transy&#8217;s baseball team. &#8220;Not only do athletes have to prioritize their responsibilities on the playing field, but also their responsibilities in the classroom. By never giving up in the classroom, student athletes prove to the world that they are more than just an athlete, they are intellectuals who exhibit hard work in every part of their lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Being a student-athlete requires far more than just physical strength. It requires mental strength, which has given me the ability to face adversity, learn from my mistakes, and adapt to new challenges on the court and in the classroom.&quot; &#8211; Jordan Horne <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCAAInclusion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCAAInclusion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yciXg6CDCk\">pic.twitter.com\/yciXg6CDCk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Transylvania University (@Transy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy\/status\/1047181678404411392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Haerle\" class=\"wp-image-3416\" width=\"264\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1-350x266.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1-730x555.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1-768x584.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1-810x616.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/10\/Haerle-diving-1-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><figcaption>Sarah Haerle is a junior biology\/pre-dentistry major.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are student-athletes. But, we are also much more than that. We excel on and off the court, in the classroom, and in the pool,&#8221; explained swimmer Sarah Haerle, a junior biology\/pre-dentistry major. &#8220;We are future teachers, dentists, lawyers, and engineers. We are hard-working, dedicated and scholarly. Most importantly we are teammates.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Being a student athlete at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy<\/a> has helped me realize the impact you can make in the community and how our time can make a huge impact. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy_Lax?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy_Lax<\/a> has raised over $3,700 to go towards Kentucky Children&#39;s Hospital and the VsCancer Foundation.&quot; &#8211; Webb VanMeter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yoM15KImqw\">pic.twitter.com\/yoM15KImqw<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Transylvania University (@Transy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy\/status\/1047197043427557376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2018<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are student-athletes. But, we are also much more than that. We excel on and off the court, in the classroom, and in the pool,&#8221; explained swimmer Sarah Haerle, a junior biology\/pre-dentistry major. &#8220;We are future teachers, dentists, lawyers, and engineers. We are hard-working, dedicated and scholarly. Most importantly we are teammates.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annebelle Klein is a junior and plays on the field hockey team. &#8220;My future holds more than just the sport I play,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Being a student athlete at Transy has not only given me the opportunity to continue playing the sport that I love, but the ability to focus and excel in my studies and preparation for law school. Though the time left with my sport is limited, the effects of being a student athlete here at Transy are everlasting.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Oct. 1-5,&nbsp;&nbsp;Transy\u2019s student-athletes and coaches are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2018\/10\/transy-student-athletes-participate-in-ncaa-diversity-and-inclusion-outreach\/\">lending their voices to the NCAA\u2019s diversity and inclusion outreach efforts<\/a>. The national effort includes not only student-athletes from a wide variety of sports, but also all divisions and NCAA member institutions.&nbsp;Join the discussion online using #NCAAInclusion and follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/transy\">@Transy<\/a>&nbsp;on Twitter or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/transylvaniauniversity\/\">@transylvaniauniversity<\/a>&nbsp;on Instagram to meet our participating athletes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Across the country, more than 460,000 young women and men compete on an NCAA collegiate level athletics team. The vast majority of these student-athletes will &#8220;go pro&#8221; in something other than sports.&nbsp;&nbsp; At Transylvania University, student-athletes are just as focused on academics as they are on athletics. They let their success in the classroom speak for itself.&nbsp; The 2017-18 cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all Transy student-athletes was 3.23. The 2017-18 cumulative GPA for women&#8217;s swimming and diving and for women&#8217;s tennis was over a 3.5. The 2018 women&#8217;s gold team won the Women&#8217;s Golf Coaches Association Team GPA Award for the third highest in the nation, a 3.71. Golfers Rebecca and Rachel Fine received the highest GPAs in the Transy Class of 2021 for 2017-18. 2018 team academic awards included: Field Hockey &#8211; National Field Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Team Award Men&#8217;s Basketball &#8211; National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award Women&#8217;s Lacrosse &#8211; Intercollegiate Women&#8217;s Lacrosse Coaches Association Academic Honor Squad Women&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving &#8211; College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American Team Women&#8217;s Tennis &#8211; Intercollegiate Tennis Association All Academic Team Cooper Theobald plays on the Pioneers men&#8217;s basketball team. &#8220;On the court I am considered a hard nosed, tenacious, and motivated player,&#8221; Theobald, a senior business major, said.&nbsp; &#8220;I am so much more than just an athlete. 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