OSU Runners Add Another Honor
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State’s women’s cross country and women’s outdoor track and field teams are among more than 800 Division I sports teams earning Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate scores.
These teams posted multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Public Recognition Awards are part of the broad Division I academic reform effort.
The 839 teams receiving awards this year represent 217 Division I colleges and universities, or two-thirds of the 326 institutions that compete in NCAA Division I athletics. High-performing teams receiving awards posted APR scores ranging from 975 to a perfect 1,000, said NCAA President Myles Brand.
“These teams prove once again that student-athletes are students first, and many of them are excellent students,” Brand said. “I want to personally congratulate these teams and their student-athletes who are working hard in their sport and in the classroom and setting a great example for all students.”
During last fall’s cross country season, the Beavers were one of the squads from across the country to earn National All-Academic Cross Country Team honors.
“Our program prides itself in developing well-rounded individuals,” OSU head coach Kelly Sullivan said. “We emphasize succeeding in the classroom as well as in athletic competition, and this Public Recognition Award from the NCAA is another acknowledgement that our team does an excellent job in its academic endeavors.”
