Royce Hinton | Posted: 31 Jul 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Women's volleyball receives NCAA APR award

main image
Image

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women’s volleyball team received an NCAA Public Recognition Award for its Academic Progress Rate (APR) during the 2015-16 academic year, the NCAA and the Division I Committee on Academics announced last week.

The honor is bestowed on teams with an NCAA Division I APR in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports during the 2015-16 season.

Implemented in 2003 as part of an ambitious academic reform effort in Division I, the APR holds institutions accountable for the academic progress of their student-athletes through a team-based metric that accounts for the eligibility and retention of each student-athlete for each academic term.

The APR system includes rewards for superior academic performance and penalties for teams that do not achieve certain academic benchmarks. Data are collected annually.

This is the first such honor for women’s volleyball since the 2007-08 season.

Other West Coast Conference teams honored this year for APR’s in the top 10 percent in the nation include San Diego and Pacific.

The complete list of honorees can be found on NCAA.com.

Recent Stories

Image
BYU women's volleyball huddles around coach olmstead who is giving instruction
Women's Volleyball to open 2021 season with dōTERRA Classic

No. 15 BYU women’s volleyball will open the 2021 season with the doTERRA Classic Aug. 27 and 28 at home in the Smith…

Image
women's volleyball team photo in smith fieldhouse
Women's volleyball 2021 season preview

After finishing the unprecedented 2020-21 spring season ranked No. 15 and on top of the West Coast Conference, BYU is …