{"136911":{"#nid":"136911","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Scores High In Academic Progress Report","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Academic Progress Report (APR), released Wednesday by the NCAA, indicates that Georgia Tech\u0027s APR scores have improved once again. All teams exceeded the NCAA requirement for postseason eligibility of a 930 APR.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year *12 of the 17 Yellow Jacket sports teams either improved their multi-year APR or saw its score remain the same, compared to last year\u0027s report. (*Up from 10 teams last year.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThree Tech teams - golf, women\u0027s cross country, and men\u0027s tennis - posted perfect multi-year scores of 1,000.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe APR numbers released today are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years. APR is calculated by assessing each scholarship student-athlete\u0027s retention and eligibility each semester. To receive a perfect score of 1,000 each team\u0027s student-athletes must meet the NCAA retention and eligibility guidelines.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We are pleased to once again see strong scores and improvements in our Academic Progress Rates,\u0022 athletic director Dan Radakovich said. \u0022It is a testament to the quality and efforts of our student-athletes, our academic support staff, and coaches. Over half of all our teams had a perfect APR year in 2010-11, and all teams exceeded the NCAA benchmark of 930. These scores represent strong progress to the ultimate goal of graduation and earning a Georgia Tech degree. I am proud to work with such a great group of young men and women.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore Georgia Tech related information from Wednesday\u0027s release of the APR:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Men\u0027s basketball scored a perfect 2010-11 team single year APR score of 1000. A first for this sport, and a great testament to our basketball players and our academic support staff during that school year and coaching change.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-golf\/mtt\/heppler_bruce00.html\u0022\u003EBruce Heppler\u0027s\u003C\/a\u003E golf team has produced a perfect score of 1,000 every year since the APR originated in 2003-04.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The Yellow Jacket women\u0027s cross country team earned a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 for the third straight year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-tennis\/mtt\/thorne_kenny00.html\u0022\u003EKenny Thorne\u0027s\u003C\/a\u003E men\u0027s tennis team earned a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 as a result of four consecutive perfect individual yearly scores.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 More than half of Tech\u0027s teams had a perfect score of 1,000 for the 2010-11 year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 The Tech football team produced its highest APR to date with a score of 974. The previous high was 967 from the 2008-09 APR score.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u2022 Three Georgia Tech teams - golf, men\u0027s tennis, and women\u0027s cross country -- were recognized by the NCAA for producing APR scores that ranked in the top 10 percent nationally within their respective sport.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I want to congratulate the coaches, academic staff and especially our student-athletes for the outstanding work this year,\u0022 Radakovich said. \u0022We look forward to continued improvement in the years to come.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Yellow Jacket team members exceeded requirement for post season eligibility"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Academic Progress Report (APR), released Wednesday by the NCAA, indicates that Georgia Tech\u0027s APR scores have improved once again. All teams exceeded the NCAA requirement for postseason eligibility of a 930 APR.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The NCAA\u0027s Academic Progress Report indicates that Georgia Tech\u0027s APR scores have improved once again. The Academic Progress Report, released Wednesday by the NCAA, indicates that Georgia Tech\u0027s APR scores have improved once again. All teams exceeded"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2012-06-20 18:20:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:26","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-06-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/genrel\/062012aaa.html","title":"Georgia Tech Sports"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"36791","name":"Academic Progress report"},{"id":"8077","name":"APR"},{"id":"1625","name":"athletics"},{"id":"1155","name":"NCAA"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}