June 9, 2010

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-All 24 of Navy's NCAA sponsored varsity sports rank above the national average in the Academic Progress report released today by the NCAA.  Navy had five teams with perfect scores.
 
"Our student-athletes strive to set the bar in military performance, academics and conduct," said Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk. "The support and encouragement they receive through the Commandant and his staff and the academic dean's office and his staff is extraordinary and provides tremendous motivation to be successful across the board.  We are all proud to be leaders on the field of competition, but even more so when we can prove to be leaders in the classroom as well."
 
The APR is the fulcrum upon which the entire academic-reform structure rests. Developed as a more real-time assessment of teams' academic performance than the six-year graduation-rate calculation provides, the APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who meet academic-eligibility standards and who remain with the institution. A team's APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time divided by the total points possible.
 
APR COMPARISON
 
                                Naval Academy APR      Average APR For Division I
Baseball                             982                              954
Men's Basketball               982                              940
Men's Cross Country         994                              967
Football                             973                              944
Golf                                   991                              969
Gymnastics                      1000                              979
Men's Lacrosse                  992                              971
Men's Soccer                     984                              962
Men's Swimming              995                              970
Tennis                              1000                              966
Indoor Track                      993                              957
Outdoor Track                   991                              959
Water Polo                         974                              966
Wrestling                           976                              954
Women's Basketball          991                              966
Women's Cross Country  1000                              974
Women's Lacrosse             991                              986
Women's Crew                1000                              985
Women's Soccer                984                              976
Women's Swimming          996                             981
Women's Indoor Track       988                             967
Women's Outdoor Track    991                             969
Women's Volleyball           996                             976
Rifle                                 1000                             971