April 29, 2008

GREELEY, Colo. - The NCAA recently announced its yearly public recognition awards for sports teams that scored in the top 10 percent of their sport based on the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score and the University of Northern Colorado women's team was one of the teams honored.

The tennis team earned this honor with a perfect score of 1,000 over the data collection period. Northern Colorado was one of 192 institutions honored by the NCAA and the Bears were one of 46 women's tennis teams to place in the top 10 percent for their sport.

The APR was instituted as a part of the association's academic reform package and is meant to provide a real time look at a squad's academic success. Data is collected on a semester by semester basis and includes factors such as eligibility, retention and graduation in order to provide a picture of a team's academic culture.

Multi-year APR scores for all 6,110 Division I teams will be publicly announced May 6.