Four Ohio State athletic programs were publically recognized by the NCAA on Wednesday for academic performance. The awards are distributed each year to teams that score in the top 10 percent in each sport based on their most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR). The APR is an annual score of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams. The Ohio State sports recognized were football, women’s golf, women’s soccer and men’s tennis. “The most recent release of the NCAA’s Public Recognition Awards finds a repeat recipient of the prestigious honor. Men’s tennis is joined by three new teams among those with the highest APR scores in the country: football, women’s golf and women’s soccer,” Ohio State Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. John Davidson said in the release. “The Academic Progress Rate tracks student-athlete retention and success in the classroom. Our leadership, starting with coaches and moving throughout the athletics…
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