(Hamilton, NY – June 5, 2013) The Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Awards were announced by the NCAA on Wednesday and Colgate had 13 of its teams honored for academic achievement.
Awards are given each year to the teams scoring in the top 10 percent in the their respective sport with their Academic Progress Rate (APR).
The NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I 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’ 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.
The Patriot League was one of the top conferences in the country with 71 league-sponsored teams earning awards and 74 overall from full-member institutions. Also at least one team in all 24 sports in the Patriot League earned honors.
Colgate was one of 62 schools that have received at least one Public Recognition Award in each of the eight years of the program. The Raiders were one of six in the league to be on the list, while new members Boston University and Loyola were also one of the 62 institutions.
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.
Overall, 976 teams were publicly recognized with 594 women’s teams and 382 men’s and mixed squads honored. Top performing APRs this year ranged from 976 to a perfect 1,000, with a majority of recognized teams earning a perfect APR. A total of 268 schools, out of 346 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list.
Full APRs for all teams, including access to postseason play and penalties for low-performing teams, will be released June 11.
Colgate Teams Awarded
Men’s Cross Country
Men’s Golf
Men’s Lacrosse
Men’s Soccer
Men’s Indoor Track and Field
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field
Women’s Hockey
Women’s Lacrosse
Women’s Rowing
Women’s Swimming and Diving
Women’s Tennis
Women’s Indoor Track and Field
Women’s Outdoor Track and Field