Fourth Straight NCAA Public Recognition Award for UC Irvine
June 09, 2014 | Women's Cross Country
IRVINE, Calif. --- The UC Irvine women's cross country program has earned a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for the fourth consecutive year based on its Academic Progress Rate (APR).
The UCI women's cross country program's score ranked among the top 10 percent in its sport for 2012-13, the most recent year in the report.
More than 1,000 Division I sports teams were recognized this year by the NCAA for top scores in the classroom. The 1,049 teams publicly recognized for high achievement represent 631 women's teams and 418 men's or mixed squads. In 2013, 976 teams were recognized.
The scores required to be in the top ten ranged from 980 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport, with the majority of top 10 teams earning a perfect APR.
"Each year, more and more teams are achieving perfect APR scores," said NCAA President Mark Emmert. "We are proud of our member schools' commitment to providing tremendous opportunities for student-athletes so they can succeed on the field, in the classroom, and in life."
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 APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or quarter and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in each sport.
The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-2012 and 2012-13 academic years.
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