Three Miami Teams earn APR Public Recognition
INDIANAPOLIS – Three teams from the University of Miami were among the 1,071 Division I sports teams honored with NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding performance in the classroom, the NCAA announced Wednesday.
Miami’s men’s cross country team, men’s diving team and women’s golf team each posted scores in the top-10 percent of their sport based on their most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR). The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 983 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport. There were 944 teams that earned a perfect APR score.
“I could not be prouder of the academic excellence our teams have demonstrated in the classroom,” said Miami Athletics Director Blake James. “Our APR success, once again, demonstrates the critical role academics plays within our athletics department. Our young men and women at the University of Miami truly define what it means to be a student-athlete.”
All three Miami teams honored have earned a Public Recognition Award for the third-consecutive year. Men’s cross country and men’s diving received their seventh Public Recognition Award, while women’s golf collected its sixth honor. The Canes have won at least three Public Recognition Awards in each of the last six years.
“I would also like to recognize our men’s cross country, men’s diving, and women’s golf teams for earning 2016 APR Public Recognition Awards for achieving national excellence with a top-10 percentile score,” James added. “In addition to our student-athletes’ hard work and dedication, I also would like to thank our coaching and academic staffs for their tremendous efforts in guiding our student-athletes to be the very best in the classroom, community, competition and in life.”
Miami has received 38 public APR awards in 11 sports since the program was instituted 11 years ago – baseball (2011, 2012) women’s golf (2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016), indoor men’s track & field (2009), outdoor men’s track & field (2006, 2008, 2009), men’s cross country (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016), women’s cross country (2012, 2013, 2014), women’s swimming (2014, 2015), men’s diving (2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016), football (2010, 2011, 2012), men’s tennis (2011) and men’s basketball (2013, 2014, 2015).
Each year, the NCAA honors select 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 percent 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.
Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced April 20.
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