    USOEC's Darrow 4.0 GPAShannyn J. Gillespie 1.3.09
U.S. Olympic Education Center (USOEC) freestyle wrestler and senior Northern Michigan University (NMU) student Nicole (Nikki) Darrow scored a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the 2008 fall semester at NMU.
Darrow passed 16 credit hours with all 'A's while accumulating 64 quality points for her efforts. Quality points are the product of credit hours taken and grade point average (in this case 16 x 4 = 64) and reflect a students progress towards graduation; or, more credits + plus higher grade point average = higher quality points.
This marks the second semester in a row that USOEC freestyle wrestlers were able to capture a 4.0 grade point average at NMU; Amy Borgnini 2008 winter semester.
Freshman NMU student Emily Martin earned straight 'A's while taking 12 credit hours and amassing 46.8 quality points in her first semester. Martin was awarded a 3.9 grade point average for her hard work.Lindsey Brooks, NMU sophomore, was the final USOEC freestyle wrestler to record straight 'A's. Brooks earned a 3.8 grade point average while totaling 45.6 quality points and taking 12 credit hours.
The USOEC freestyle team took 12.6 credit hours per student and also averaged a 2.71 team grade point average. In February, 1989, the U.S. Olympic Committee named Northern Michigan University as the nation's only United States Olympic Education Center (USOEC). The USOEC's main focus is the resident athlete training program, where athletes actively train for the Olympic Games while also continuing their education.
Generally, athletes in this program must be nationally ranked and also approved by their national governing body (NGB), the USOEC, and NMU. The USOEC has resident athlete training programs in freestyle wrestling, short track speedskating, Greco-Roman wrestling, boxing, and weightlifting.
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