Nine different UNC sports programs earned NCAA Recognition Awards on Wednesday for outstanding Academic Progress Rates, marking the third consecutive year that the school has won the most Recognition Awards among public schools in the ACC.
Academic Progress Rates (APRs) measure a team’s academic success by tracking the progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation. This year’s awards are based on multi-year rates from data including 2014-15 to 2017-18.
Representing UNC this year were teams including: men’s fencing, men’s golf, men’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, women’s fencing, gymnastics, women’s soccer, women’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis.
In the 14-year history of the APR, this marks just the second time the Tar Heels have had at least nine teams recognized.
Of the nine teams, eight scored a perfect 1000 in the APR from 2014-15 to 2017-18.
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