Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Athletics Program Earns Perfect APR Score
4/22/2009 9:29:37 PM | Softball, Volleyball, General
Women's volleyball and softball teams singled out for Public Recognition Awards
YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Eastern Michigan University athletics program has had all of its 21 intercollegiate sports meet the NCAA's criteria for multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
In addition to meeting the APR requirements as a department, EMU's women's volleyball and women's softball teams were honored with Public Recognition Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent in the nation for multiyear APRs.
"We are extremely proud of the fact that all of our 21 teams met the APR requirements," EMU Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg said. "The fact that two of our teams, women's volleyball and softball, were singled out for Public Recognition Awards is absolutely outstanding. These and honors are a direct result of the time and effort that our student-athletes are spending on their academic pursuits."
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester or quarter by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.
High-performing teams receiving public recognition awards this year posted APR scores ranging from 976 to a perfect 1,000, said NCAA President Myles Brand.
“The vast majority of sports teams are performing very well academically and exceeding the 925 threshold for their APR scores,” Brand said. “Nearly 800 of these teams are worthy of special attention, and I commend them for their excellence in academics and athletics.”
The 767 teams publicly recognized this year for high achievement represent 11.9 percent of the approximately 6,484 Division I teams. The list includes 448 women's teams and 319 men's or mixed squads. A total of 205 institutions, out of 331 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list.
Last year, a total of 712 teams were recognized. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on how many achieved perfect 1,000 APR scores. Multi-year APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition awards, will be announced May 6. The announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years.
In addition to meeting the APR requirements as a department, EMU's women's volleyball and women's softball teams were honored with Public Recognition Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent in the nation for multiyear APRs.
"We are extremely proud of the fact that all of our 21 teams met the APR requirements," EMU Director of Athletics Dr. Derrick Gragg said. "The fact that two of our teams, women's volleyball and softball, were singled out for Public Recognition Awards is absolutely outstanding. These and honors are a direct result of the time and effort that our student-athletes are spending on their academic pursuits."
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester or quarter by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention, and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.
High-performing teams receiving public recognition awards this year posted APR scores ranging from 976 to a perfect 1,000, said NCAA President Myles Brand.
“The vast majority of sports teams are performing very well academically and exceeding the 925 threshold for their APR scores,” Brand said. “Nearly 800 of these teams are worthy of special attention, and I commend them for their excellence in academics and athletics.”
The 767 teams publicly recognized this year for high achievement represent 11.9 percent of the approximately 6,484 Division I teams. The list includes 448 women's teams and 319 men's or mixed squads. A total of 205 institutions, out of 331 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list.
Last year, a total of 712 teams were recognized. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on how many achieved perfect 1,000 APR scores. Multi-year APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition awards, will be announced May 6. The announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years.
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