Carolina Releases APR Scores
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — All 19 of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multi-year score of 950 or better for the second-consecutive year, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released Tuesday. “Educating our young people remains our primary focus,” said Athletics Director Ray Tanner. “Our APR numbers reflect the high level of commitment made by our coaches, academic support staff and, most importantly, our student-athletes, in achieving that goal. We believe that strong athletics and strong academics are not mutually exclusive, but rather work hand-in-hand. We are competing and having success at the highest level in both arenas.” Highlighting the South Carolina data is seven teams (men’s/women’s golf, women’s swimming/diving, women’s tennis, cross country, men’s indoor/outdoor track) with a perfect single-year score (1,000) for the 2011-12 campaign, including the highest-ever mark for men’s track, making a jump from 917 for the 2010-11 campaign. Additionally, baseball made a single-year jump of 59 points from 913 in 2010-11 to 972 for the 2011-12 campaign, and women’s soccer rose 50 points to 973. Men’s basketball also marked a 15-point jump in its four-year average (983), while women’s basketball rose 20 points in the category (980). “We are ecstatic to have all of our teams multi-year APR above a 950 for the second consecutive year,” Associate Athletics Director for Academics and Student Development Maria Hickman commented. “Our student-athletes are committed to being successful not only on the field but in the classroom. These numbers reflect the academic commitment of the administration, coaches and academic support staff. ” The APR is a point system based on scholarship student-athletes’ eligibility and retention for a pre-determined four-year time period. NCAA sports falling below the established point cutoff (930) may be subject to penalties including scholarship reductions. The data released on Wednesday includes the scholarship student-athletes on rosters from the 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 academic years. South Carolina’s Multi-Year APR Rate (Four-Year Rolling Period) by Sport:
—————- -Multi-Year——————–
Single Year Sport
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2011-12 Baseball
928
947
947
953
959
972 Men’s Basketball
909
908
930
968
983
974 Women’s Basketball
963
959
962
960
980
982 Football
929
938
954
966
966
960 Men’s Golf
976
982
994
980
993
1000 Women’s Golf
966
985
977
984
991
1000 Men’s Soccer
976
978
986
977
973
986 Women’s Soccer
966
980
979
967
966
973 Softball
960
964
979
986
983
987 Men’s Swimming/Diving
948
943
959
985
983
974 Women’s Swimming/Diving
974
980
985
985
998
1000 Men’s Tennis
979
989
1000
989
979
967 Women’s Tennis
978
977
970
985
985
1000 Women’s Cross Country
983
987
990
990
991
1000 Men’s Indoor Track/Field
952
965
976
960
961
1000 Women’s Indoor Track/Field
965
971
976
973
978
974 Men’s Outdoor Track/Field
953
968
979
960
962
1000 Women’s Outdoor Track/Field
964
970
976
972
978
974 Volleyball
983
989
989
995
995
981
