Public Recognition

ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) - Three UCF Knights teams are among the best in the nation with regard to Academic Progress Rate. The UCF men's golf, women's tennis and volleyball programs have all earned public recognition through the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program.

To be recognized through the Academic Performance Program, a team must have posted multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. It's the seventh straight year for UCF's women's tennis program to be recognized. All three programs received a perfect score of 1,000 on their multi-year rate.

"We're extremely proud of the success our student-athletes continue to achieve academically," UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White said. "It is another great accomplishment for each of the student-athletes, coaches and staff who were a part of earning this recognition."

Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. 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 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 current multi-year APR includes the last four reporting periods through 2016-17. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance. Multiyear APRs for all Division I sports teams will be announced May 23.

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