WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University Department of Athletics had 11 teams honored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) with Public Recognition Awards for high Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores. GU's 11 total teams ties the Hoyas for 14th in the nation.
 
GU's squads were among a group of more than 1,300 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 10 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 swimming & diving, men's tennis, softball, women's basketball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, women's swimming & diving and volleyball.
 
Two of Georgetown's programs, field hockey and women's swimming & diving, are among a group of just 62 programs nationally that have been publicly recognized in the 15-year existence of the program.  Additionally, women's basketball was added to teams earning the award this year.
 
"Our student-athletes have continued to excel showing consistency both in the classroom and on the field of play," said Francis X. Rienzo Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed. "Georgetown sets a high bar for its student-athletes, and I'm proud to see so many of our programs demonstrating this commitment.  Their drive to achieve is what keeps us among the nation's leaders every year."
 
The Hoyas have boasted more than 10 teams being honored every year of the award's 15-year existence.
 
This year, 1,380 teams are being recognized for academic performance: 881 women's teams and 499 men's teams or coed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 52 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 1,266 teams earning a perfect score, marking an increase of 52 teams from a year ago.
 
A total of 326 schools had teams recognized with Public Recognition Awards.
 
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 19. 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 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 academic years.