CWU Athletic Director Dennis Francois looks back on this past season's successes
- June 27, 2017

Summer is a time for reflection.
Just ask Central Washington University’s Dennis Francois.
Francois is entering his fourth year as athletic director and as he reflects on this season, he sees success in two main areas: every sport focusing on academic achievement and finishing their respective seasons among the top three teams in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
This past school year, 87 student-athletes walked the stage and graduated with a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
“Our student-athletes’ success is our primary focus here,” Francois said. “We want them to have the great experience here. Right now our combined GPA (of all our student athletes) is a 3.10.”
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