June 6, 2013
INDIANAPOLIS – Eight of Vanderbilt’s athletic teams have earned Public Recognition Awards for their latest NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR), the NCAA announced Wednesday. The squads recognized include: bowling, men’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s cross country, women’s golf, women’s soccer, women’s indoor track and women’s outdoor track.
Vanderbilt is also one of 62 schools to have received Public Recognition Awards each of the eight years of the program. The awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates. The most recent APRs are based on scores from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
Each year, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I team through the annual scorecard of academic achievement, known as APR. The rate measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic performance in each sport.
