MOSCOW, Idaho- Before the spring semester officially gets underway, Idaho Athletics has announced that its programs recorded another strong performance in the classroom in the fall. Another team GPA record fell and Vandal student-athletes recorded a cumulative GPA of 3.44 across all sports.

Fall 2025 Academic Highlights

• This is the 23rd consecutive semester that the Vandals earned a mark of 3.0 or higher as a whole.

• Every program turned in a team GPA of 3.15 or higher.

• Volleyball led the way for the department with a team GPA of 3.75. Fifteen student athletes had a 3.0 or higher and five of those turned in a perfect 4.0.

• Men's Basketball set a program record team performance for the second consecutive term, recording a team GPA of 3.44 by way of fifteen Vandals having a 3.0 or better and two of those with a 4.0. This tops the program record mark of 3.37, set last spring. 

• Swimming and Diving and Women's Track and Field recorded the most athletes with a 4.0 individual average, with 22 each.

• Football turned in a total of 83 student athletes with at least a 3.0.
   

Listed below are team GPAs, including student-athletes who earned a 4.0.

FOOTBALL

4.00 semester GPAs: 17

• Holden Bea, Sam Brown, Leon Evans, Owen Forsman, Payton Gunter, Trais Higgins, Tony Harste, Calvin Macy, Donovan Parham, Malakai Railton-Stewart, Tyler Skinner, Daveon Superales, Noah West-Baranco, Caden Siegner, Trenton Swanson, Trevor Miller, Austin Flaherty

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 66

TEAM GPA: 3.19

SWIMMING AND DIVING

4.00 semester GPAs: 22

• Parker Bach, Isabelle Borke, Maddy Butler, Natalie Charles, Cadence Gabel, Kaitlyn Hafer, Lauren Howe, Catherine Hyde, Italia Ingle, Abigail Jerome, Avery Keinonen, Ginger Kiefer, McKenzie Kovalscik, Ena Lehman, Marie Mason, Keegan Near, Grace Ruble, Maya Salvitti, Sadie Schaffer, Gaby Stanton, Andie Weiber, Lauren Wierschke  

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 18

TEAM GPA: 3.63

MEN'S GOLF

4.00 semester GPA's: 3

• Ben Buchanan, Henrik Koglin, Aaron Mohun

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 6

TEAM GPA: 3.62

WOMEN'S GOLF

4.00 semester GPA's: 3

• Diya Brar, Kaylin Johnson, Boram Jung

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 6

TEAM GPA: 3.66

MEN'S TENNIS

4.00 semester GPA's: 4

• Noe De Col, Valentin Glasl, Paul Janson, Xavier Martin Roca

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 4

TEAM GPA: 3.68

WOMEN'S TENNIS

4.00 semester GPA's: 2

• Valentina Rodas Carcamo, Naomi Schraeder

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 6

TEAM GPA: 3.68

SOCCER

4.00 semester GPA's: 13

• Mia Boltz, Ashlyn Chase, Calli Chiarelli, Annika Farley, Bella Gissendanner, Miranda Goldner, Emma James, Claire Manis, Kya Parke, Sara Rodgers, Heather Squitieri, Makenna Stuart, Izzy Thoma

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 13

TEAM GPA: 3.63

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

4.00 semester GPA's: 3

• Catelyn Deaver, Niveya Henley, Katlin Kangur

3.00-3.99 semester GPA's: 11

TEAM GPA: 3.54

MEN'S BASKETBALL

4.00 semester GPAs: 2

• Brody Rowbury, Titus Yearout

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 13

TEAM GPA: 3.43 – Program Record

VOLLEYBALL

4.00 semester GPAs: 5 

• Madu Fontes, Gabi Smith, Sarah Sullivan, Kyriah Trefren, Zuzanna Whitman

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 10

TEAM GPA: 3.75

MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

4.00 semester GPAs: 5

• Mateo Ganje, James Hodgson, Bradley Hottman, Evan Jones, Zac Knapp

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 19

TEAM GPA: 3.15

WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

4.00 semester GPAs: 22

• Simona Bartosova, Malia Chipouras, Francesca Cuccu, Cami Cvitkovich, Mara Fuerniss, Belen Garcia Arias, Ashley Hollenbeck, Lara Holzhauer, Tesse Kamps, Beatriz Marciano, Jada Miller, Amanda Munoz, Mary Nakamura, Constanze Paoli, Kim Priebe, Ivy Smith, Hanna Tait, Naomi Taylor, Alex Terry, Abigail Thomas, Jana Willems, Adie Wimer

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 17

TEAM GPA: 3.59

MEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY

4.00 semester GPAs: 5

• Ralston Graves, James Hodgson, Evan Jones, Zac Knapp, Jaysen Rodriguez 

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 3

TEAM GPA: 3.25

WOMEN'S CROSS-COUNTRY

4.00 semester GPAs: 5

• Malia Chipouras, Mary Nakamura, Constanze Paoli, Alex Terry, Abigail Thomas

3.00-3.99 semester GPAs: 4

TEAM GPA: 3.55

Department GPA: 3.44

All in all, 291 Idaho student-athletes delivered a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the fall semester, and 102 of those earned a perfect 4.0, continuing an established trend of excellence in the classroom for the Vandals. As the only Carnegie R1 institution in the state, athletes are coming to Moscow not just to compete at a high level, but receive one of the best educations in the northwest. 

Below is a consolidated chart of 3.0+ and 4.0 GPAs by sport.