5 Bona Teams Receive NCAA Recognition !
May 20, 2015 14:02:41 GMT -5
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May 20, 2015
Five St. Bonaventure University athletics teams have received Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sports most recent Academic Progress Rates (APR).
The five Bonnies teams recognized are: men’s basketball, men’s cross country, golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis. All five teams achieved perfect APR scores of 1,000.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2010-11, 2011-2012 and 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years.
Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multi-year APR. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
The men’s basketball team, coached by Mark Schmidt, has coupled its strong APR with on-court success. In 2012, the Bonnies won their first Atlantic 10 Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Andrew Nicholson, who graduated in 2012, became the first player ever to be a first round NBA draft choice (of the Orlando Magic) with a bachelor’s degree in physics. The Bonnies have won 18 games each of the last two seasons.
Men’s cross country, coached by Bob MacFarlane, and women’s soccer, coached by Steve Brdarski, also earned Public Recognition awards last year. The golf team is led by first-year coach Erik Hoops while women’s tennis is coached by Michael Bates.
Five St. Bonaventure University athletics teams have received Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sports most recent Academic Progress Rates (APR).
The five Bonnies teams recognized are: men’s basketball, men’s cross country, golf, women’s soccer and women’s tennis. All five teams achieved perfect APR scores of 1,000.
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2010-11, 2011-2012 and 2012-13 and 2013-14 academic years.
Each year, the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multi-year APR. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports.
The men’s basketball team, coached by Mark Schmidt, has coupled its strong APR with on-court success. In 2012, the Bonnies won their first Atlantic 10 Conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. Andrew Nicholson, who graduated in 2012, became the first player ever to be a first round NBA draft choice (of the Orlando Magic) with a bachelor’s degree in physics. The Bonnies have won 18 games each of the last two seasons.
Men’s cross country, coached by Bob MacFarlane, and women’s soccer, coached by Steve Brdarski, also earned Public Recognition awards last year. The golf team is led by first-year coach Erik Hoops while women’s tennis is coached by Michael Bates.
