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Thirteen Davidson Teams Garner NCAA Public Recognition Awards
6/14/2012 5:06:00 PM | General
DAVIDSON, N.C. - The NCAA formally released Public Recognition Awards Thursday for the sports teams achieving the highest level of academic performance in Division I, and the list included a Southern Conference-leading 13 Davidson College athletic programs.
Davidson is one of 25 programs out of the 347 that participate in Division I to place 10 or more of its athletic teams on the list this year. In men's basketball, the Wildcats are one of just eight teams in the country to receive the Public Recognition Award every year since the inception of the NCAA Academic Progress Rating (APR) in 2006.
The most recent APRs are based on scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
“Our student-athletes have earned this national recognition of their commitment to athletic and academic success under the guidance of our tremendous faculty and coaching staff,” said Davidson Director of Athletics Jim Murphy. “We are proud of them all.”
The following Davidson programs posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports:
Baseball
Football
Men's Basketball
Men's Golf
Men's Tennis
Women's Basketball
Women's Cross Country
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Soccer
Women's Swimming
Women's Track, Indoor
Women's Track, Outdoor
Women's Volleyball
Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced June 20.
BACKGROUND ON APR PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. This year's release will again include recognition in the sport of football by subdivision (i.e., Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision).
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Davidson is one of 25 programs out of the 347 that participate in Division I to place 10 or more of its athletic teams on the list this year. In men's basketball, the Wildcats are one of just eight teams in the country to receive the Public Recognition Award every year since the inception of the NCAA Academic Progress Rating (APR) in 2006.
The most recent APRs are based on scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
“Our student-athletes have earned this national recognition of their commitment to athletic and academic success under the guidance of our tremendous faculty and coaching staff,” said Davidson Director of Athletics Jim Murphy. “We are proud of them all.”
The following Davidson programs posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports:
Baseball
Football
Men's Basketball
Men's Golf
Men's Tennis
Women's Basketball
Women's Cross Country
Women's Lacrosse
Women's Soccer
Women's Swimming
Women's Track, Indoor
Women's Track, Outdoor
Women's Volleyball
Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced June 20.
BACKGROUND ON APR PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR). This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. This year's release will again include recognition in the sport of football by subdivision (i.e., Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision).
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
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