16 Lehigh Teams Recognized with NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards
5/1/2019 3:10:00 PM | Field Hockey, Athletics, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field, Men's Wrestling
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A school record-tying16 Lehigh athletic teams were recognized with Academic Progress Rate Public Recognition Awards, as announced by the NCAA on Wednesday. Awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in their respective sport with their Academic Progress Rate (APR).
Seventy percent (16-of-23) of Lehigh's varsity sport programs received APR awards, ranking the Mountain Hawks fourth among Division I institutions in terms of highest percentage of teams recognized for the second consecutive year.
The Lehigh teams that received Public Recognition Awards include: field hockey, men's cross country, men's golf, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's track and field, wrestling, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's track and field.
Lehigh has had at least nine programs recognized by the NCAA in all 14 years of the APR Public Recognition Awards program. The 16 honorees this year tied the school record set last year. The record prior to last year was 15, set in 2006-07. Two Lehigh teams: women's cross country and women's rowing have received Public Recognition Awards in all 14 years of the program's existence. Patriot League schools account for 14 of the 73 programs that have won such awards in all 14 years. The Patriot League ranked second in the number of teams recognized and third in the percentage of teams recognized.
The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport.
The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
The 1,328 Division I teams publicly recognized for high achievement represent 857 women's teams and 471 men's or mixed squads. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport, with 1,214 teams earning a perfect APR score. A total of 321 schools placed at least one team on the top APR list.
All Division I teams' APR scores will be released on May 8. All teams must meet a certain academic threshold to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
Seventy percent (16-of-23) of Lehigh's varsity sport programs received APR awards, ranking the Mountain Hawks fourth among Division I institutions in terms of highest percentage of teams recognized for the second consecutive year.
The Lehigh teams that received Public Recognition Awards include: field hockey, men's cross country, men's golf, men's soccer, men's swimming and diving, men's tennis, men's track and field, wrestling, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's soccer, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's track and field.
Lehigh has had at least nine programs recognized by the NCAA in all 14 years of the APR Public Recognition Awards program. The 16 honorees this year tied the school record set last year. The record prior to last year was 15, set in 2006-07. Two Lehigh teams: women's cross country and women's rowing have received Public Recognition Awards in all 14 years of the program's existence. Patriot League schools account for 14 of the 73 programs that have won such awards in all 14 years. The Patriot League ranked second in the number of teams recognized and third in the percentage of teams recognized.
The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport.
The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.
The 1,328 Division I teams publicly recognized for high achievement represent 857 women's teams and 471 men's or mixed squads. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport, with 1,214 teams earning a perfect APR score. A total of 321 schools placed at least one team on the top APR list.
All Division I teams' APR scores will be released on May 8. All teams must meet a certain academic threshold to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
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