May 3, 2017 Article from GOBLUERAIDERS.COM
WOMEN'S GOLF EARNS 4TH CONSECUTIVE APR HONOR
STANDS IN TOP 10 PERCENT NATIONWIDE IN APR
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INDIANAPOLIS - Middle Tennessee women's golf has earned a Public Recognition Award again this Spring
as released by the NCAA on Wednesday.
Blue Raider women's golf, led by tenth-year head coach Chris Adams, was recognized for the award which is based on their most recent multi-year Academic
Progress Rates. It marks the fourth straight year the women's golf program has been
earned the recognition.
These awards are given each year to teams scoring in the top 10 percent in their respective
sport with their APRs.
The women's golf program, which boasts a perfect score of 1000, delivered back-to-back
Conference USA championships in 2015 and 2016 to go along with the first two NCAA
Regional appearances in school history. The program also boasts the 2017 Conference
USA individual champion in sophomore Jenna Burris.
"This is a terrific honor for our student-athletes, program and athletic department,"
Adams said. "It is a testament to the hard work our girls put in not only on the course
but also off of it, as well as the time and energy Ms. (Debbie) Carroll and the Student-Athlete
Enhancement Center staff commits to their academics."
The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester or quarter
by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete. The APR includes eligibility,
retention, and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic
culture in each sport. Below is a complete listing of past Blue Raider teams receiving
the Public Recognition Award. For more information on the Academic Progress Rate,
please log on to www.ncaa.org.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE
2008-09: Men's Tennis
2009-10: Football, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis
2010-11: Football, Men's Golf
2011-12: Men's Golf, Men's Cross Country
2012-13: Men's Golf, Women's Golf
2013-14: Men's Golf, Women's Golf, Women's Basketball
2014-15: Men's Golf, Women's Golf
2015-16: Women's Golf