Student-Athlete Services | 5/10/2017 10:29:00 PM

Alcorn Exceeds Academic Progress Rate Single Year Benchmarks

LORMAN, Miss. – The NCAA released academic progress rate (APR) scores Wednesday for all Division I institutions, and Alcorn State University saw seven different programs earn a perfect 1,000 score.
 
Additionally, the Alcorn men's basketball program increased its score by 117 points to earn a 980 single year mark. It was the team's highest score in seven years.
 
With the recent academic success of all athletic programs, no bans or penalties have been issued for any of Alcorn's programs for subsequent years.
 
"I understand that in order to build and sustain a successful program, academics must be the focal point. Therefore, it is imperative that our staff not only strive to meet APR benchmarks, but strive to provide an environment that lends itself to the enhancement of academic progress of young men throughout matriculation and graduation from our institution," said Alcorn men's basketball head coach Montez Robinson.
 
The seven perfect 1,000 scores came from men's tennis, women's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, volleyball, men's track and men's cross country.
 
In addition to men basketball, four programs saw a significant increase in single year scores - women's basketball (+54), volleyball (+42), soccer (+40), and men's golf (+21).
 
The men's track & field program tallied back-to-back perfect 1,000 single-year rates for the first time in program history.
 
 "As our APR performance continues to trend upward, it will strongly mirror the progress we have made academically and our continued focus on graduation and the holistic development of our student-athletes. In essence, we will prepare our student athletes for the next 40 years of their life," said assistant vice president for athletic compliance and academic services Jason Cable.
 
In 2016-17, a total of 64 Braves student-athletes graduated in the fall and spring combined.
 
Last fall, Alcorn student-athletes combined to record a program-record cumulative GPA of 3.20.
 
The APR is based on academic eligibility and retention of student-athletes in each athletic program. This report's multiyear scores are based on the 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 and 2015-16 academic years.
 
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