Murray State University Athletics
Men’s Golf Earns NCAA APR Public Recognition Award
5/7/2014 2:11:00 PM | Men's Golf
The Murray State University men's golf team has received NCAA Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards for the 2012-13 academic year, the governing body announced earlier this month. This award is the third straight for the men's golf team and the fifth straight year a Murray State team has received the academic honor.
The APR includes eligibility, retention and graduation in the calculation and provides a clear picture of the academic culture in each sport in Division I. In order to receive the award, teams must post a score in the top 10 percent of their sport. The APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who meet academic eligibility standards and who remain with the institution.
The scores required to be in the top ten ranged from 980 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport, with the majority of top 10 teams earning a perfect APR. A team's APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time, divided by the total points possible and multiplied by 1,000.
Murray State has had at least one team earn the APR award in six of the nine years of its existence. This is the third award for the men's golf team which ties them with men's tennis for the most at MSU.
"It is exciting that the men's golf program is being recognized by the NCAA for their outstanding Academic Progress," said senior associate athletic director Matt Kelly This is certainly a testament to the quality of young person that Coach Hunt brings into our program and the effort that the young men on the team put into focusing on their academics. I am very proud of the program for this recognition.
"This award is indicative of the commitment our program and Murray State University has to ensuring our student-athletes stay on track to graduate," said men's head golf coach Eddie Hunt. "At MSU, academics truly does come first and with the leadership of Allen Ward, Matt Kelly and their staff, our student-athletes have had tremendous academic success to go along with their successes on the court.
Conference wide, the OVC saw a record 24 teams honored for their academic excellence. The 24 teams came from 10 institutions. Murray State was the only institution whose men's golf team received the award.
In 2014, there were 1,049 teams publicly recognized for high achievement, up from 976 in 2013. Of the 1,049 teams, 631 were women's teams and 418 were men's or mixed squads.
