Statement refers to the conditional statement. A conditional statement is an "if-then" statement, which consists of two parts, a hypothesis and a conclusion. In this case, the hypothesis is "every athlete in the state colleges earns a scholarship" and the conclusion is "the athlete must maintain a 3.8 average GPA."
The conditional statement is "If an athlete in the state colleges earns a scholarship, then the athlete must maintain a 3.8 average GPA."
