NCAA Public Recognition Awards
RICHMOND, Va. (June 14, 2012) - Nineteen CAA teams were
recognized as recipients of the NCAA Public Recognition Award, which is based
on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate.
The awards are given each year to teams with APRs in the top
10 percent of each sport. This year's awards are compiled using the academic
and retention rates for the 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic
years.
Northeastern had a league-high three teams honored with
Public Recognition Awards as its field hockey, men's cross country and men's
soccer squads were among the top 10 percent in the APR.
Delaware (men's tennis and women's tennis), Drexel (women's
basketball and women's tennis) George Mason (women's swimming and women's
volleyball), Towson (women's cross country and women's soccer) and William
& Mary (field hockey and women's golf) each earned two Public Recognition
Awards.
Also receiving awards were full-time members UNCW (women's
golf) and Old Dominion (women's golf), as well as associate members Boston
University (wrestling), Dayton (women's golf), Richmond (women's golf) and
Xavier (women's golf).