May 12, 2010

PHILADELPHIA - The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced today that the La Salle Women's Basketball, Women's Rowing and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track teams have been honored with Division I Academic Performance Public Recognition Awards. It is the second straight year for each of the four teams to be recognized by the NCAA.

Each year the NCAA honors selected Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear APR. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams who demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport.

The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.