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TCU Men's Cross Country and Women's Tennis Honored By NCAA
TCU squads perform at the highest-level in the classroom.
April 22, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas - Based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates, the TCU men's cross country and women's tennis teams have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards. These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport with their APRs. The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester or quarter 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. High-performing teams receiving public recognition awards this year posted APR scores ranging from 976 to a perfect 1,000, said NCAA President Myles Brand. "The vast majority of sports teams are performing very well academically and exceeding the 925 threshold for their APR scores," Brand said. "Nearly 800 of these teams are worthy of special attention, and I commend them for their excellence in academics and athletics." A total of 205 institutions, out of 331 Division I colleges and universities, placed at least one team on the top APR list. TCU's cross country team was the only Mountain West Conference representative from that sport, while the Frogs' joined UNLV and New Mexico as women's tennis honorees.
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