Three Fort Wayne Programs Receive APR Public Recognition Awards
5/3/2017 4:38:00 PM | General, Men's Basketball, Men's Volleyball, Women's Golf
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Fort Wayne men's basketball, men's volleyball and women's golf programs have each been honored with the NCAA Division I Public Recognition Award for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR), as announced Wednesday (May 3) by the NCAA.Â
To earn the honor, a program must post multiyear APRs ranked in the top 10 percent of all Division I teams in the respective sports. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.
For a second consecutive season, Fort Wayne is the only men's basketball program in the Summit League to receive the honor from the NCAA. Fort Wayne and Valparaiso were the only men's basketball programs in the state of Indiana to receive the Public Recognition Award this year.
Men's volleyball earns the honor for the first time. The Mastodons are one of only six men's volleyball teams in the nation to earn the award. They are the only Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) team to earn the accolade this year and only the fifth MIVA squad ever to be honored.
The 'Dons are one of three Summit League women's golf teams to earn the honor this year. This is the fifth straight year, and sixth time overall, that Fort Wayne women's golf has been recognized.
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"We are extremely proud of our men's basketball, men's volleyball and women's golf student-athletes," Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hutton said. "This award recognizes the work they put in each day to being true student-athletes."
Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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, which provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
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Multiyear APRs for all Division I teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced May 10.
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To earn the honor, a program must post multiyear APRs ranked in the top 10 percent of all Division I teams in the respective sports. The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.
For a second consecutive season, Fort Wayne is the only men's basketball program in the Summit League to receive the honor from the NCAA. Fort Wayne and Valparaiso were the only men's basketball programs in the state of Indiana to receive the Public Recognition Award this year.
Men's volleyball earns the honor for the first time. The Mastodons are one of only six men's volleyball teams in the nation to earn the award. They are the only Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA) team to earn the accolade this year and only the fifth MIVA squad ever to be honored.
The 'Dons are one of three Summit League women's golf teams to earn the honor this year. This is the fifth straight year, and sixth time overall, that Fort Wayne women's golf has been recognized.
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"We are extremely proud of our men's basketball, men's volleyball and women's golf student-athletes," Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hutton said. "This award recognizes the work they put in each day to being true student-athletes."
Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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, which provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
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Multiyear APRs for all Division I teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced May 10.
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