The results of the study were found to support the first three hypotheses. For research question 1 : Athletes had higher GPA than nonathletes. Results found through a t test t(106)=2.75, p.01, d=.70) indicating a significant difference. For research question 2:Athletes had significantly higher levels of academic self-efficacy than non-athletes and significant correlation was found between scores on the academic self-efficacy measure and students’ current GPAs. Results for research question 3 results did not indicate a significant direct effect of sports participation on GPA however results indicated that an indirect relationship existed between sports participation and academic achievement through the influence of academic self-efficacy. Self efficacy partially mediates the relationship between sports participation and academic achievement. Lastly, for question 4 Pearson correlation showed that where was no significant relation.