UNM Posts APR

[LoboFX]

June 20, 2012

Achieving a perfect 10 in any endeavor is hard enough, but the University of
New Mexico athletic department did one better during the 2010-11 academic
year.

Eleven of the 21 Lobo athletic programs achieved perfect 1,000 scores for
2010-11 in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate, released Wednesday. The school's
cumulative APR of 981.5 for the school year was its best-ever single-year
performance in the seven-year history of the APR, topping last year's 973.

All the programs easily scored above the new minimum threshold of 930 for
their four-year rolling score.

"We are very proud of our student-athletes at the University of New Mexico,"
said Paul Krebs, vice president for athletics. "Not only have we had an
excellent year athletically, but also another outstanding year academically.
It's a real testament to the focus and dedication of our student-athletes and
also a compliment to our coaches for recruiting outstanding young men and
women.

"It is evident that (associate athletic director for student development) Henry Villegas and his staff are making
a difference in their support of our student-athletes. I also want to recognize
all the other areas of campus who support student-athletes and all students on
campus."

The NCAA released the APR data and penalty reports for all Division I
institutions today as part of the annual NCAA Division I Academic Performance
Program. This year's report is based on four-year calculations of data from
2007-08 through 2010-11.

According to the NCAA, "The APR is calculated by allocating points for
eligibility and retention - the two factors that research identifies as the best
indicators of graduation. Each player on a given roster earns a maximum of two
points per term, one for being academically eligible and one for staying with
the institution. A team's APR is the total points of a team's roster at a given
time divided by the total points possible. (Because) this results in a decimal
number, the number is multiplied by 1,000 for ease of reference."

Last August, the NCAA increased the minimum acceptable four-year score from
925 to 930, or roughly a 50-percent graduation rate.

UNM's perfect 11 in 2010-11 were: men's basketball, men's cross country,
men's skiing, men's tennis, men's indoor track, women's cross country, softball,
women's tennis, women's indoor track, women's outdoor track and volleyball.

"The fact that so many of our teams have done so well and are continuing to
improve is a sign that we have the right combination of coaches and
student-athletes representing the University of New Mexico," Krebs said.

Of the 21 programs, 12 improved upon their scores from a year ago, and two
maintained their scores from the 2011 report - including the men's cross country
team, which matched its 1,000 multiyear rate of a year ago. For three
consecutive years, the NCAA has publicly recognized the program for its APR
score being in the top 10 percentile for its sport.

The football program was the only sport to record a score below 930 for the
2010-11 year, coming in with a 909. It still had a four-year rate of 943.

"Retention and graduation rates have always been our number one goal and
something we take great pride in," said football coach Bob Davie, whom the school
hired last November.

In 2001, the American Football Coaches Association presented Davie with an
Academic Achievement Award for a 100 percent graduation rate at Notre Dame.

"As we build this program, we all realize there is a direct correlation
between on-field and off-field performance," Davie said. "We also realize the
challenge we have, moving forward."



TEAM Four-Year APR
Baseball 952
Football 943
Men's Basketball 964
Men's Cross Country 1,000
Men's Golf 962
Men's Skiing 969
Men's Soccer 965
Men's Tennis 979
Men's Track, Indoor 958
Men's Track, Outdoor 954
Softball 973
Women's Basketball 991
Women's Cross Country 982
Women's Golf 983
Women's Skiing 946
Women's Soccer 982
Women's Swimming 990
Women's Tennis 969
Women's Track, Indoor 981
Women's Track, Outdoor 978
Women's Volleyball 980

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"The football program was the only sport to record a score below 930 for the
2010-11 year, coming in with a 909. It still had a four-year rate of 943."

This is what I was afraid of. Not sure if we are going to me any better in 2011-12. Davie is really emphasizing the classroom, but Locksley keeps on giving and giving . . . .

[Mark]

Credit that number to Lox. Davie will get it straightened out.

[Jaguar225]

Good job.

[stchas]

Credit that number to Lox. Davie will get it straightened out.

Next year(2011-2012 academic year) may be worse than this year with all of the transfers and academic casualties.

[delburro]

Not only could Lox not get it done on the field, he couldn't get it done in the classroom as well. Glad to see him gone. Hope Davie can get that Titanic of a ship wreck righted and sailing again.

[PTR]

Credit that number to Lox. Davie will get it straightened out.

Like you said in the other thread, Lox truly is a man of many talents. He really is the gift that keeps on giving.