Women's tennis earned its sixth straight NCAA Public Recognition Award while hockey and men's tennis were the first Omaha men's teams ever honored for academic progress in the top 10 percent in the nation.
Three Teams Earn NCAA Public Recognition Award
May 2, 2019 | Academic Success
OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha athletic department has earned three NCAA Public Recognition Awards, including two men's teams for the first time in school history.
The Omaha hockey and men's tennis teams along with the women's tennis program were honored for multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) ranking in the top 10 percent in each sport. This season's awards are based on four-year figures through 2017-18.
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.
The hockey team has been a leader in academic recognition by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference since the conference's inception in 2013. The Mavericks regularly lead the NCHC in players on the Academic All-Conference list. This season, the Mavericks had an NCHC-leading 19 players, not including freshmen, named to the list. It's the third year in a row and the fourth time in NCHC history the Mavericks have led the conference.
Women's tennis earned its sixth straight NCAA Public Recognition Award.
A total of 1,328 NCAA Division I teams earned Public Recognition Awards this year for high achievement, including 857 women's teams and 471 men's or mixed squads. This year's total number of teams recognized increased by 44 from a year ago. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,214 teams earning a perfect score.
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The Omaha hockey and men's tennis teams along with the women's tennis program were honored for multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) ranking in the top 10 percent in each sport. This season's awards are based on four-year figures through 2017-18.
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.
The hockey team has been a leader in academic recognition by the National Collegiate Hockey Conference since the conference's inception in 2013. The Mavericks regularly lead the NCHC in players on the Academic All-Conference list. This season, the Mavericks had an NCHC-leading 19 players, not including freshmen, named to the list. It's the third year in a row and the fourth time in NCHC history the Mavericks have led the conference.
Women's tennis earned its sixth straight NCAA Public Recognition Award.
A total of 1,328 NCAA Division I teams earned Public Recognition Awards this year for high achievement, including 857 women's teams and 471 men's or mixed squads. This year's total number of teams recognized increased by 44 from a year ago. Scores for programs in the top 10 percent ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, with 1,214 teams earning a perfect score.
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