May 16, 2018
WASHINGTON - For the ninth-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 15 total teams ties the Hoyas for seventh 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 13 BIG EAST-sponsored teams (football and women's rowing participate 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, football FCS (2010 and later), men's cross country, 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 soccer, women's swimming & diving, women's tennis and volleyball.
Two of Georgetown's program's - field hockey and women's swimming & diving - are among a group of just 85 programs nationally that have been publicly recognized in the 13-year existence of the program.
"Year after year, our student-athletes and coaches have continued to demonstrate success both in the classroom and on the playing field," Georgetown Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Lee Reed said. "I'm so proud that our student-athletes have embraced all that it means to be a scholar and athlete, a term that still has meaning for us on the Hilltop. Their drive and commitment to excellence is what positions us among the national leaders."
This is the ninth-straight year, dating back to 2009-10, that Georgetown had at least 12 teams recognized publicly. It is the eighth time in the last nine years that at least 13 teams have been recognized.
This year, 1,284 teams are being recognized for academic performance: 827 women's teams and 457 men's teams or co-ed teams. The total number of teams being recognized increased by 79 from a year ago, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 985 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,188 teams earning a perfect score, marking an increase of 98 teams from a year ago.
A total of 312 schools had teams recognized with Public Recognition Awards.
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 23. 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.
The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years.
