SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the first time in program history the Converse University Women's Swim Team has won the Valkyries Academic Excellence Award with a semester GPA of 3.73.
 
Every semester Converse athletics teams strive to maintain a 3.1 team GPA. The Valkyries Academic Excellence Award is presented to the team with the highest-grade point average at the end of a semester. The golf team holds the record with four semesters, followed by the women's cross country team and the women's tennis team with three semesters each.
 
The Athletic Department's overall GPA for the Fall 2025 semester was a 3.27. This past fall 42 athletes earned a perfect 4.0 GPA, 78 athletes recorded a 3.75-3.99 GPA, 63 athletes earned between a 3.50-3.74 GPA and 79 student-athletes recorded at least a 3.00-3.49 GPA this semester.   
 
Top Teams Fall 2025:
Women's Swimming – 3.73
Equestrian – 3.62
Field Hockey – 3.61
Women's Tennis – 3.58
Women's Cross Country – 3.54
Softball – 3.51
Women's Soccer – 3.46
Women's Basketball – 3.43
Men's Swimming – 3.41
Men's Cross Country – 3.40
Men's Tennis – 3.39
Lacrosse – 3.36
Men's Soccer – 3.24
Volleyball – 3.22
Women's Track & Field – 3.17
Golf – 3.16
Acrobatics & Tumbling – 3.12
Spirit Squad – 3.11
 
Past Winners:
Spring 2025 - Volleyball
Fall 2024 - Volleyball
Spring 2024 - Equestrian
Fall 2023 – Women's Cross Country
Spring 2023 – Women's Cross Country
Fall 2022 – Women's Cross Country
Spring 2022 - Softball
Fall 2021 – Women's Tennis
Spring 2021 – Women's Tennis
Fall 2020 – Women's Tennis
Spring 2020 - Golf
Fall 2019 – Golf
Spring 2019 – Golf
Fall 2018 – Golf
 
Converse is home to the only NCAA Division II athletic teams in Spartanburg and is a member of Conference Carolinas, whose membership is made up of private colleges and universities across the southeastern United States. For all the latest news, scores and updates log onto govalkyries.com today.
 
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