SKYHAWK ATHLETICS SETS RECORD WITH THREE NCAA ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS
5/13/2020 2:25:00 PM | Rifle, Softball, Tennis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the first time in University of Tennessee at Martin history, three different athletic programs have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for its Academic Progress Rate. The NCAA spotlighted the Skyhawk rifle, softball and tennis squads for the honor during the course of the 2018-19 academic year.
This year's total of three programs eclipses UT Martin's previous high for programs to achieve NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards, which was two in 2004-05. Overall, the Skyhawks have accumulated eight such accolades in school history (2018-19 rifle, 2018-19 softball, 2018-19 tennis, 2017-18 golf, 2016-17 golf, 2012-13 tennis, 2004-05 tennis and 2004-05 women's cross country).
The Public Recognition Award is bestowed on teams with an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports, ranging from scores of 985 to a perfect 1,000. The NCAA announced today that 1,380 total teams (881 women's, 499 men's or mixed teams) were publicly recognized for high academic achievement for the 2018-19 campaign. That included a total of 38 Ohio Valley Conference programs, shattering the previous record for the league.
UT Martin was one of just five NCAA Division I schools to chalk up honors in the sport of rifle, joining Morehead State, Murray State, Nebraska and West Virginia. The Skyhawk softball program was one of only 39 NCAA Division I institutions to earn that status and one of three in the state (alongside Middle Tennessee and Tennessee). UT Martin tennis was one of 132 NCAA Division I squads to earn the award, joining in-state schools Austin Peay, Belmont, ETSU and Middle Tennessee.
The APR provides a real-time look of all NCAA teams by tracking the academic performance of each student-athlete on scholarship, measuring eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance. Today's report includes multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
This year's total of three programs eclipses UT Martin's previous high for programs to achieve NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards, which was two in 2004-05. Overall, the Skyhawks have accumulated eight such accolades in school history (2018-19 rifle, 2018-19 softball, 2018-19 tennis, 2017-18 golf, 2016-17 golf, 2012-13 tennis, 2004-05 tennis and 2004-05 women's cross country).
The Public Recognition Award is bestowed on teams with an NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports, ranging from scores of 985 to a perfect 1,000. The NCAA announced today that 1,380 total teams (881 women's, 499 men's or mixed teams) were publicly recognized for high academic achievement for the 2018-19 campaign. That included a total of 38 Ohio Valley Conference programs, shattering the previous record for the league.
UT Martin was one of just five NCAA Division I schools to chalk up honors in the sport of rifle, joining Morehead State, Murray State, Nebraska and West Virginia. The Skyhawk softball program was one of only 39 NCAA Division I institutions to earn that status and one of three in the state (alongside Middle Tennessee and Tennessee). UT Martin tennis was one of 132 NCAA Division I squads to earn the award, joining in-state schools Austin Peay, Belmont, ETSU and Middle Tennessee.
The APR provides a real-time look of all NCAA teams by tracking the academic performance of each student-athlete on scholarship, measuring eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance. Today's report includes multiyear rates based on scores from the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 academic years.
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