May 17, 2011
TEMPE, Ariz.-The Arizona State University tennis and softball teams have been recognized by the NCAA for their latest multiyear Academic Progress Rate numbers as being in the top 10-percent in the nation. The ASU women's tennis team has had a perfect score of 1,000 in each year of the APR measurement while softball sports a 997 score.
This is the sixth straight year for NCAA APR recognition for the Sun Devil tennis team. The squad has been in the nation's top 10-percent in each year that the measurement has been in existence.
ASU is tied for fourth in the Pacific-10 Conference with the most teams in the top 10-percent nationally.
Top Pac-10 Schools with teams in top 10% of APR 1. Stanford 2. California USC 4. Arizona State Washington
Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear APR. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams who demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.
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 and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.
Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced at May 24. That announcement also will include immediate and historical penalties for low-performing teams.
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