![Average team GPA improves when student-athletes are in-season versus when they are not. Graphic created by Stefanie Chiguluri, ‘24.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-12-at-6.14.42-PM-900x313.png)
W&L student-athletes perform better academically while in season
Pressures to effectively manage time and prove academic success motivate student-athletes to excel
![Thomas Baner Bane. Photo by Ellen Kanzinger 18.](https://ringtumphi.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Baner3-900x600.jpg)
Longtime employee retires
Beloved Equipment
Manager Tom Bane may be retiring, but his impact on students will never
be forgotten