MAAC Schools Score High in the Classroom
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J. ? Nine member schools of the MAAC were honored by the NCAA as their Division I sports teams earned public recognition awards for their latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores.
These teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The public recognition awards are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport.
The 767 teams publicly recognized this year for high achievement represent 11.9 percent of the approximately 6,484 Division I teams. The list includes 448 women’s teams and 319 men’s or mixed squads.
A total of 205 institutions, out of 331 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list. Another six schools that offer athletics in more than one division, out of 50 overall that do so within the NCAA, placed Division I teams on the list as well.
Last year, a total of 712 teams were recognized. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on how many achieved perfect 1,000 APR scores.
Multi-year APR scores for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition awards, will be announced May 6. The announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years.
The public recognition awards for the MAAC by institution and sport are as follows:
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MAAC Institution |
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Fairfield University |
Men’s Baseball |
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Men’s Cross Country |
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Men’s Tennis |
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Women’s Tennis |
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Women’s Softball |
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Iona College |
Women’s Rowing |
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Women’s Volleyball |
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Loyola College |
Men’s Cross Country |
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Men’s Swimming |
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Women’s Rowing |
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Women’s Swimming |
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Women’s Tennis |
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Women’s Track (Indoor) |
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Women’s Track (Outdoor) |
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Manhattan College |
Women’s Soccer |
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Marist College |
Men’s Soccer |
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Women’s Cross Country |
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Women’s Track (Indoor) |
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Women’s Track (Outdoor) |
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Niagara University |
Women’s Basketball |
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Women’s Volleyball |
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Rider University |
Men’s Basketball |
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Men’s Cross Country |
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Saint Peter’s College |
Women’s Tennis |
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Women’s Track ( Outdoor) |
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Siena College |
Men’s Tennis |
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Women’s Golf |
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Women’s Tennis |