Hello,
I am a junior D1 XC runner, and have never had a problem with eligibility before so I don't know the rules. I have a 3.5 cumulative and 100+ credits. This semester was horrible for me personally and I haven't been doing well at all. I will end the semester with between a very low GPA (1.0-1.9). I know 2.0 is the number to hit, so I was wondering if I'll be eligible next season. My cumulative will still be above 3.0 even in the worst case. I'd appreciate the help. Thanks!
Since you have above 2.0 it won't be a problem. Unless you didn't finish 24 units over the course of the year. I am guessing that if you have a 1.0, you probably have at least one F. That's not passing. If you took 12 in the fall and 12 this spring and only pass 9 this spring, you will have to take summer school for the extra 3 units to be eligible.
If you passed 15 or more in the fall and 9 this spring you will still be eligible.
Make sure you have passed 24 this year by the end of the summer.
if you school is on top of things, they should be aware and informing both you and your coach.
cum gpa not semester gpa is the key. above 2.0 and you are good.
you need to pass 6 hours this semester
and you need to total 24 in the year.
The rules may be a little different now from when I was in school but I thought academic eligibility was about progress towards degree. After 1 semester you needed 12 credits and 1.5 GPA, after 2 semesters 24 credits and 1.6 GPA. Each semester the credit requirement increased by 12 and the GPA by .1 (until it hit 2.0). You needed to be enrolled in at least 12 credits per semester (only exception being if it were your last semester and you needed less than 12 to graduate). If these rules are generally still the same, sounds like you will be fine.
I had a teammate who was borderline eligible every semester. After first semester he had 12 credits and a 1.5. After his second semester he was actually ineligible but took a course or two over the summer to get the credits and GPA back up to the minimum. This continued for the next 4 years. He finally graduated with a 2.02 GPA and a class rank where there were actually 2 people below him. This was not to say he was dumb. He just decided to do the absolute minimum (his last class he figured he needed a C+ to graduate - guess what grade he earned?).