INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. | The University of South Alabama athletic department several programs record perfect scores in multi-year and single-year rates in the NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) released by the NCAA national office this week.

The department had seven teams finish at 990 or above in the multi-year rate, with three teams scoring a perfect 1,000 including women's golf, softball, and women's tennis. The four teams scoring a 990 or above included men's cross country, men's golf, women's cross country, and women's track.

They also had six teams score 990 or above in the single-year rate (2021-22) including five teams that recorded perfect scores of 1,000 including men's golf, women's golf, softball, women's soccer, and women's tennis. The baseball program scored at 990 or above.

"We prepare our student-athletes both academically and athletically," Senior Associate Athletic Director/Internal Operations Jason Kelly said. "These scores are a representation of the holistic approach we take with each of our athletic teams to ensure they continue to grow while at South Alabama. Our faculty, staff, and coaches work tirelessly to assist our student-athletes during their time here at South. I am extremely proud of our student-athletes for their hard work and dedication to their academics."

The APR, created to provide a real-time measurement of academic success rather than the six-year delay with graduation rates, is a team-based metric in which scholarship student-athletes earn one point for each term in which they remain academically eligible and one point for returning to school or graduating. Schools that do not offer athletics aid track the eligibility and retention of their recruited student-athletes within their APR cohorts.

Every Division I athletics program submits data to the NCAA as part of the Academic Progress Rate calculation. The NCAA reports both single-year and four-year rates. National aggregates are based on all teams with usable member-provided data.

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