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Five Providence College Athletic Programs Earn NCAA APR Public Recognition Awards

8/5/2019 1:30:00 PM | General, Athletic Department

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Five Providence College athletic teams have earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for scoring in the top 10% of their respective sports in Academic Progress Rate (APR). 

For the sixth-straight year, the women's swimming and diving team earned the honor, while the women's tennis team was recognized for the fifth-consecutive season. The women's basketball program earned its first-ever NCAA Public Recognition Award and the Friar women's cross country and track teams returned to the list of honorees for the first time since 2012-13. The Friars have now had multiple teams honored in all 14 years that the NCAA has given out the Public Recognition Awards.

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 APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.

Academic Year (# of teams): Providence College's Honored Teams 
2004-05 (3): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball 
2005-06 (3): Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball 
2006-07 (2): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Soccer 
2007-08 (2): Women's Soccer, Women's Swimming and Diving 
2008-09 (3): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Soccer, Women's Outdoor Track 
2009-10 (5): Men's Swimming and Diving, Men's Indoor Track, Men's Outdoor Track, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track 
2010-11 (4): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Cross Country, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track 
2011-12 (4): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Cross Country, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track 
2012-13 (6): Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Cross Country, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Outdoor Track, Volleyball 
2013-14 (3): Women's Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Volleyball 
2014-15 (3): Women's Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Volleyball
2015-16 (2): Women's Swimming and Diving, Tennis
2016-17 (2): Women's Swimming and Diving, Tennis
2017-18 (5): Women's Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track, Women's Basketball
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