NOC Enid athletes excel in the classroom

The Northern Oklahoma College Enid Athletic Department recorded the highest cumulative grade point average since 2015 during the 2018 fall semester according to NOC Athletic Director Jeremy Hise.

NOC Enid athletes earned a 3.21 GPA, earning 1,382 credit hours in five sports.

"Our number one priority in the NOC Athletic Department is to help our student-athletes graduate," said NOC Athletic Director Jeremy Hise.   "We are proud of our athletic and academic tradition.  We look forward to another successful spring semester in the classroom and on the playing field."

NOC President Dr. Cheryl Evans applauded the athlete's work in the classroom.

"Northern is focused on our students' academic progress," said Dr. Evans. "We are proud of NOC players and coaches prioritizing their time and energy so that our student athletes succeed in the classroom as well as their athletic endeavors.  I applaud their efforts resulting in these great GPA accomplishments. "

Hise said that men's basketball earned a 2.94 GPA, the highest GPA since 2015.  Hise added that only 18 men's basketball programs in the nation had GPA's over 3.00 and there were none in Oklahoma.

Four of the five programs earned a cumulative GPA of over 3.00, Hise said.

NOC Enid's athletic program includes softball, baseball, cheer, men's basketball and women's basketball.