UMaine Student-Athletes Featured in BDN Article on Academic Success
University of Maine student-athletes and coaches spoke with the Bangor Daily News for the article, “UMaine student-athletes thrive in classroom despite difficult schedules.” During 2013–2014, UMaine’s America East “All Sport” grade point average was 3.19. Student-athletes exceeded a 3.0 average for the 11th consecutive year and placed third among the conference schools, according to the article. Overall, 70 percent of Maine’s student-athletes were named to the 2013–2014 America East Academic Fall Honor Roll, the article states. “We are fortunate that we have got really good, focused and committed students. We have some truly gifted scholars,” said women’s basketball head coach Richard Barron who named Liz Wood as one of his standout performers in the classroom. “Balancing school work is something you have to adjust to. The biggest thing is getting into a routine,” said Wood, a biology major with a chemistry minor who received the 2015 “M” Club Dean Smith Award.