University of Northern Iowa Athletics
A Record Seven UNI Teams Earn APR Recognition
5/2/2019 4:06:00 PM | General, Men's Golf, Women's Basketball, Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Cross Country
INDIANAPOLIS – A UNI school-record seven teams received Academic Progress Rate Recognition Awards from the NCAA for being in the top 10% of their sport for APR for the 2017-18 academic year.
Men's cross country, men's golf, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving and women's tennis all received recognition from the NCAA for academic excellence, the most since the APR began reporting for the 2004-05 year.
Six Panther teams were honored for the 2012-13 season, the previous best. UNI has had at least five teams honored each of the last seven seasons.
"We are thrilled to have a school-record seven teams to be among the best in the NCAA," Director of Athletics David Harris said. "Our teams continue to excel in the field of play and more importantly, in the classroom. These honors speak to the excellent student-athletes that our coaches recruit and the work that our staff does to put our athletes in the best position to succeed."
The men's cross country and women's swim and diving teams were honored for the first time in program history. UNI women's soccer was honored for the second time with the last honor coming in the 2012-13 season.
The women's basketball team was honored for the second consecutive season and the third time in program history. Women's tennis received recognition for the sixth time as a program, but the first time since the 2008-09 season.
The men's and women's golf programs continue to produce academic excellence. The men's golf team picked up its eighth consecutive honor and the women's program was honored for the seventh consecutive seasons.
Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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% of all squads in each sport.
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.
The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
Men's cross country, men's golf, women's basketball, women's golf, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving and women's tennis all received recognition from the NCAA for academic excellence, the most since the APR began reporting for the 2004-05 year.
Six Panther teams were honored for the 2012-13 season, the previous best. UNI has had at least five teams honored each of the last seven seasons.
"We are thrilled to have a school-record seven teams to be among the best in the NCAA," Director of Athletics David Harris said. "Our teams continue to excel in the field of play and more importantly, in the classroom. These honors speak to the excellent student-athletes that our coaches recruit and the work that our staff does to put our athletes in the best position to succeed."
The men's cross country and women's swim and diving teams were honored for the first time in program history. UNI women's soccer was honored for the second time with the last honor coming in the 2012-13 season.
The women's basketball team was honored for the second consecutive season and the third time in program history. Women's tennis received recognition for the sixth time as a program, but the first time since the 2008-09 season.
The men's and women's golf programs continue to produce academic excellence. The men's golf team picked up its eighth consecutive honor and the women's program was honored for the seventh consecutive seasons.
Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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% of all squads in each sport.
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.
The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
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