Women's Tennis Recognized by NCAA for Academic Progress Rate
6/15/2010 1:24:02 PM
The Murray State women’s tennis team is one of the top teams in the NCAA when it comes to the annual Academic Progress Rates. The Racers scored a perfect 1,000 on the APR released recently for the 2008-09 season and also scored 1,000 for the multiyear period of 2005-06 to 2008-09. The rankings put the team in the top 10 percent of DI teams in the country.
“I am proud that my student-athletes are taking both halves of their experience here at Murray State seriously,” said head coach Connie Keasling. “I truly believe that success in the classroom goes hand-in-hand with the success you have on the court.”
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester or quarter by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility and retention in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport. The APR awards are based on a two-point system - one point for academic eligibility and one point for academic retention. A team's APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time divided by the total points possible, multiplied by 1,000. Multi-year APR includes four years of data (this year's numbers included the academic years of 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09).