Elon and William & Mary shared top honors in the Colonial Athletic Association with seven athletics teams each earning NCAA recognition for academic success.
The Elon University football, men’s basketball, men’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s basketball, women’s lacrosse and volleyball programs are among the NCAA Division I teams receiving Public Recognition Awards for their latest multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores, the NCAA announced on Wednesday, May 3.
Each year, recognition is given to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs. Elon’s seven teams recognized ties for the most in the Colonial Athletic Association with William & Mary. This marks the third time since 2013-14 in which seven or more Elon teams have earned national recognition for APR.
“This achievement demonstrates the commitment Elon student-athletes, coaches and administration consistently have towards strong academic performance,” said Elon Director of Athletics . “We’re very proud of the academic and athletic accomplishments our student-athletes achieve year after year.”
Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate (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 posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. Thirty-nine CAA teams in 15 different sports were recognized as recipients of the NCAA Public Recognition Award.
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.
CAA TEAMS RECEIVING NCAA PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS BY SPORT:
Men’s Basketball: Elon, Towson, William and Mary
Women’s Basketball: Elon, Northeastern
Men’s Cross Country: Elon
Women’s Cross Country: Delaware, Hofstra, Towson
Football: Elon, New Hampshire, Richmond, Villanova
Men’s Golf: Drexel, Elon, Hofstra, UNCW, Towson, William and Mary
Women’s Golf: College of Charleston, William and Mary
Women’s Lacrosse: Elon
Women’s Rowing: Villanova
Men’s Soccer: UNCW, William and Mary
Men’s Swimming and Diving: William and Mary
Women’s Swimming and Diving: Drexel, UNCW, William and Mary
Men’s Tennis: Drexel, William and Mary
Women’s Tennis: Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, James Madison, UNCW, Towson
Volleyball: Elon, UNCW