Seven ESC athletics programs publish perfect APR results for 2023-24

Kalamazoo, me. – According to data published by the NCAA on Tuesday afternoon, seven western Michigan Athletic teams achieved a perfect academic progress rate (APR).

Baseball, men's tennis, women's basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics and women tennis achieved perfect 1000. The men's tennis team made the Mid American Conference, while the other six teams took first place in their respective sports.

“Register seven programs Perfect Scores is proof of the work that our employees of the academic service and the commitment of the athletes have done in the classroom” Lorne RobertsonSenior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Academics and Compliance. “We have enormous staff who believes in the holistic development of our student athletes and dedicates the time and resources that are necessary for our student athletes to have academic success.”

The softball, volleyball, men's football and women's football programs were almost perfect, with softball and men's football 994, volleyball published with 995 and women's football with 996.

A total of 11 programs exceeded the national average in their sport.

The academic progress rate (APR) is an annual scorecard that measures the academic performance of all sports teams in the NCAA division I. It pursues the authorization, binding and completing the student athletes and offers a comprehensive view of the academic performance of every team. Each semester can earn up to two points-a scholarship student athletes to remain academically entitled and one for the stay at school or at the end. The APR of an team is calculated in every academic year, similar to a certificate. The APR markings are a four-year composite material that covers the academic years 2020-21 to 2023-24.