Seven SIUE Athletic Programs Earn NCAA Public Recognition Awards
Seven Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Intercollegiate Athletics programs were honored earlier on May 12 by the NCAA for earning multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.
Cougar men’s golf, men’s track, softball, women’s cross country, women’s tennis, women’s track and volleyball were listed among the nation’s best for their high marks academically.
“This is further credit to our student-athletes and to the support they receive within the institution and the department,” said SIUE Director of Athletics Tim Hall. “Academic success continues to be a priority for our student-athletes.”
The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
Largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores, teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,328, up by 44 from the previous academic year. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, and the number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,214, marking an increase of 26 teams from last year. Of the teams recognized, 471 competed in men’s or mixed sports, and 857 competed in women’s sports. See the entire NCAA list at ncaa.org.
