HARRISONBURG, Va. – According to the most recent NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released on May 2 for the 2021-2022 collection year, James Madison posted positive outcomes on both the multi-year and single-year data, highlighted by a 993 single-year score with 11 of 17 programs posting a perfect 1,000.
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By virtue of its 993 single-year score, JMU maintains its eligibility for the NCAA's annual academic financial distribution. The perfect single-year scores came from the programs of men's basketball, men's soccer, men's golf, women's basketball, women's golf, lacrosse, softball, women's soccer, swimming & diving, women's tennis and volleyball.
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JMU had all 17 programs contribute to the department's accountability goal of each team achieving a minimum 960 multi-year score. In fact, it was the first time since APR data debuted in 2004-05 that all JMU programs achieved a 970 multi-year score or higher in the same year. Men's and women's golf led the way with perfect scores of 1,000. Other multi-year scores, in order, include: women's soccer 997, lacrosse 996, swimming & diving 996, baseball 995, volleyball 995, field hockey 994, track & field 990, women's basketball 987, cross country 986, men's soccer 984, men's basketball 983, women's tennis 983, softball 981, men's tennis 972 and football 970.
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"It was a terrific year all-around for our departmental APR results with both our single-year and multi-year scores and the critical piece of maintaining eligibility for the NCAA's academic distribution," JMU Director of Athletics Jeff Bourne said. "I'd like to recognize the work of all our student-athletes to maintain our high academic standards. In particular, I'd like to commend Senior Associate A.D. Jenn Phillips and her team in student-athlete services for their work advising our student-athletes and fostering high academic achievement."
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More information on the NCAA's APR initiative is available at
NCAA.org.
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