PITTSBURGH – Four Duquesne Athletics programs - the most since a school-record five in 2005-06 - have been acknowledged with Public Recognition Awards for academic excellence after scoring in the top 10 percent of their sports in the most recent Academic Progress Rate Report.

Women's bowling, women's swimming and diving, women's tennis and women's volleyball – all of which scored a perfect 1,000 multiyear rate – give Duquesne five programs recognized a total of seven times in the past two reports, its second-most ever over a two-year period of the APR program which is in its 14^th year of serving as an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams.

This is the second consecutive year women's swimming and diving and volleyball have posted perfect scores.

Nationally, largely as a result of an increase in perfect scores, teams earning Public Recognition Awards increased to 1,328, up by 44 from the previous academic year. APRs for programs in the top 10% ranged from 987 to a perfect 1,000, and the number of teams posting perfect scores increased to 1,214, marking an increase of 26 teams from last year.

Of the teams recognized, 471 competed in men's or mixed sports, and 857 competed in women's sports.

APR scores for all Division I teams will be released May 8. The APR measures eligibility, graduation and retention each semester or academic term and provides a clear picture of the ongoing academic performance for each team in every sport. All teams must meet an academic threshold of 930 to qualify for the postseason and can face penalties for continued low academic performance.

The most recent APRs are multiyear rates based on scores from the 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 academic years.


DUQUESNE ALL-TIME APR PUBLIC RECOGNITION AWARDS

2017-18
Women's Bowling, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball
2016-17
Men's Tennis, Women's Swimming and Diving, Women's Volleyball
2015-16
Men's Tennis
2014-15
Men's Tennis
2013-14
Men's Track and Field
2010-11
Men's Track and Field, Women's Basketball
2008-09
Women's Basketball, Women's Lacrosse
2007-08
Men's Swimming, Women's Track and Field
2006-07
Men's Swimming, Men's Wrestling
2005-06
Men' Soccer, Men's Swimming, Men's Track and Field, Men's Wrestling, Women's Cross Country
2004-05
Baseball, Men's Swimming, Men's Wrestling, Women's Cross Country, Women's Tennis