Tuesday, May 26, 2020

UNCW's student-athletes have excelled in the classroom once again, according to the NCAA's 16th round of Academic Progress Rates (APR) released by the governing body of college athletics early Tuesday.

The report comes one week after eight UNCW teams collected NCAA Public Recognition Awards for placing among the top 10 percent nationally in the classroom in the multi-year calculation for their sports. The group included men's cross country, men's golf, men's soccer, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's cross country, women's golf, women's soccer, women's beach volleyball, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis, women's track and field and women's volleyball.

"Our student-athletes continue to excel in academics and athletics," said Jimmy Bass, UNCW's athletic director. "As always, we want to compete for championships. We also, however, know that our top priority remains to prepare for life after college athletics."

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