RENO — The University of Nevada athletics department saw its football program receive a Public Recognition Award as part of the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Programy.
The APR program is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all NCAA programs.
The Wolf Pack’s football team was in the top 10 percent of all of the teams in their respective sports to earn the Public Recognition Awards. This is the second straight year that Nevada football has been honored.
Nevada’s sports programs have been honored with Public Recognition Awards 16 times over the past nine years.
Nevada was one of just two Mountain West schools (Air Force) to earn Public Recognition Awards, one of just five Group of Five schools and one of just 14 FBS football programs nationally.
Of the teams recognized, 471 competed in men’s or mixed sports, and 857 competed in women’s sports.
“Congratulations to the programs earning Public Recognition Awards for their commitment to academic success,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said. “The number of perfect scores this year is an indication that schools and student-athletes are setting high bars for achievement, and we are proud that they are continuing to succeed academically as well as athletically.”
APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 8. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the academic performance for each team in every sport.
All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.
The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 20178-18 academic years.
