WASHINGTON – For the 10th-consecutive year, the Georgetown University Department of Athletics had at least 12 teams honored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with Public Recognition Awards for high Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. GU's 13 total teams ties the Hoyas for ninth in the nation.
 
GU's squads were among a group of more than 1,200 Division I sports teams honored for their multi-year APR scores, which are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in each sport. Georgetown had 12 BIG EAST-sponsored teams (women's rowing participates in the Patriot League) recognized for their performance in the classroom, and were second in the league.
 
Georgetown teams publicly recognized by the NCAA included: field hockey, men's soccer, men's golf, men's swimming & diving, men's tennis, men's track & field (2015 and later), softball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis and volleyball.
 
Two of Georgetown's programs, field hockey and women's swimming & diving, are among a group of just 73 programs nationally that have been publicly recognized in the 14-year existence of the program.
 
"Our student-athletes and coaches have continued to demonstrate a consistent level of excellence both in the classroom and on the playing field," Georgetown Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed said. "We know what it means to be a student-athlete here at Georgetown and it makes me proud to see that so many of our programs truly live this each and every day.  Their dedication to success is what positions us among some of the nation's best year after year."
 
This is the 10th-consecutive year, dating back to 2009-10, that Georgetown had at least 12 teams recognized publicly. It is the ninth time in the last ten years that at least 13 teams have been recognized.
 
This year, 1,328 teams are being recognized for academic performance: 857 women's teams and 471 men's teams or coed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 44 from a year ago, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,214 teams earning a perfect score, marking an increase of 26 teams from a year ago.
 
A total of 321 schools had teams recognized with Public Recognition Awards.
 
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 8. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the ongoing 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.
 
The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.