MAAC Schools Earn Public Recognition Awards
MAAC Sports
From the NCAA:
Edison, N.J. - Nine member schools of the MAAC have earned Public Recognition Awards, based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates. These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs.
Through its innovative APR, which provides an annual scorecard of academic achievement, the NCAA tracks the classroom performance of student-athletes on every Division I sports team.
Full APR scores for all teams, including penalties for low-performing teams, will be released May 24.
NCAA President Mark Emmert said top-performing teams this year posted APR scores ranging from 977 to a perfect 1,000. The number of teams in some sports may exceed 10 percent depending on the number of perfect scores.
By measuring eligibility and retention each semester or quarter, the APR provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport, Emmert said. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 academic years.
The 909 teams publicly recognized this year for high achievement represent 14 percent of the 6,385 eligible Division I teams. The list includes 525 women's teams and 384 men's or mixed squads.
For the first time with its public recognition awards, the NCAA is separating the sport of football by its bowl and championship subdivisions.
A total of 239 institutions, out of 335 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list. Another 11 schools that offer athletics in more than one division, out of 52 overall within the NCAA, placed Division I teams on the list as well.
In the six years of the NCAA's academic reform program, 1,992 different teams have received Public Recognition Awards, representing 31 percent of eligible sports teams during that time. Of that total, 260 teams have received Public Recognition Awards each of the six years of the program.
The public recognition awards for the MAAC by institution and sport are as follows:
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MAAC Institution
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Sport
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Fairfield University
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Men's Cross Country
Men's Golf
Softball
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Iona College
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Women's Basketball
Women's Water Polo
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Loyola University Maryland
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Men's Cross Country
Men's Swimming
Men's Tennis
Women's Rowing
Women's Swimming
Women's Tennis
Women's Indoor Track
Women's Outdoor Track
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Manhattan College
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Men's Swimming
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Marist College
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Women's Cross Country
Women's Indoor Track
Women's Outdoor Track
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Niagara University
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Women's Cross Country
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Rider University
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Women's Tennis
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Saint Peter's College
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Men's Soccer
Men's Tennis
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Siena College
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Men's Cross Country
Men's Tennis
Women's Cross Country
Women's Golf
Women's Tennis
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Boston University (Associate Member)
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Women's Golf
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Sacred Heart University (Associate Member)
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Women's Rowing
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