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Massachusetts Athletes Excel In The Classroom
May 02, 2023 | Athletics Department
Eleven Massachusetts programs posted perfect 1,000 scores in the latest single-year APR release
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom according to the latest data released by the NCAA on Tuesday, including a department wide 986 single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) and a 989 multi-year average.
Eleven Massachusetts programs also posted perfect 1,000 scores in the latest single-year release (2021-22) including: baseball, men's cross country, men's ice hockey, men's soccer, men's track, women's cross country, field hockey, softball, women's swimming, women's tennis and women's track.
The women's cross country and softball programs posted multi-year APR's of 1,000 (2017-22). For the women's cross country program, it marks a 10th-consecutive perfect score.
In addition to women's cross country and softball, UMass teams posted the following multi-year APR totals: baseball (987), field hockey (996), football (954), men's basketball (963), men's cross country (994), men's ice hockey (984), men's lacrosse (991), men's soccer (992), men's swimming and diving (995), men's track (994), women's basketball (985), women's lacrosse (995), women's rowing (993), women's soccer (992), women's swimming and diving (997), women's tennis (991) and women's track (996).
About the APR
Each academic year, every Division I sports team calculates its APR using a simple and consistent formula. Each term, scholarship student-athletes can earn 1 point for remaining eligible and 1 point for staying in school or graduating. For schools that do not offer scholarships, recruited student-athletes are tracked.
This is the second year of publicly reported APRs after a one-year COVID-19 hiatus. Last spring, the Division I Board of Directors approved the release of APR scores but voted to continue the suspension of program penalties.
The minimum APR academic standard for each team is 930. Typically, teams that scored below the benchmark would have to face penalties that encourage an emphasis and prioritization on academics. However, due to the current penalty suspension in place, teams falling below the minimum 930 score will not be subjected to penalties this year.
Normal Academic Performance Program operations with program penalties and loss of access to postseason competition will resume in spring 2024. This will also include public recognition of high-performing teams.
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