{"527261":{"#nid":"527261","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Athletics Posts Another Impressive APR Report Card","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach of the Georgia Tech\u0027s 15 athletics programs are in good standing, while three teams lead the Atlantic Coast Conference according to the latest Academic Progress Rate statistics released Wednesday by the NCAA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe latest NCAA APR report is based on scores from the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 academic years.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn impressive 13 of Georgia Tech\u2019s 15 teams scored 980 or better out of a possible 1,000 points, while 12 teams posted either identical or better scores from the previous APR release \u2013 baseball, men\u2019s cross country, women\u2019s cross country, football, golf, men\u2019s swimming \u0026amp; diving, women\u2019s swimming \u0026amp; diving, men\u2019s tennis, women\u2019s tennis, men\u2019s track, women\u2019s track, and volleyball.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGolf (1000), men\u2019s swimming \u0026amp; diving (1000) and volleyball (1000) are all tied for the top multi-year APR score in the ACC, while football (987) has the second-highest APR among ACC football programs. Softball (989) and women\u2019s swimming \u0026amp; diving (995) are tied for the third-highest scores in the ACC.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGEORGIA TECH APR SCORES BY SPORT\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EBaseball \u2013 972\u003Cbr \/\u003E Basketball, Men\u2019s \u2013 985 \u003Cbr \/\u003EBasketball, Women\u2019s \u2013 954 \u003Cbr \/\u003ECross Country, Men\u2019s \u2013 994 \u003Cbr \/\u003ECross Country, Women\u2019s \u2013 995 \u003Cbr \/\u003EFootball \u2013 987 \u003Cbr \/\u003EGolf \u2013 1000 \u003Cbr \/\u003ESoftball \u2013 989 \u003Cbr \/\u003ESwimming \u0026amp; Diving, Men\u2019s \u2013 1000 \u003Cbr \/\u003ESwimming \u0026amp; Diving, Women\u2019s \u2013 995 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETennis, Men\u2019s \u2013 985 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETennis, Women\u2019s \u2013 985 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETrack, Men\u2019s \u2013 989 \u003Cbr \/\u003ETrack, Women\u2019s \u2013 984 \u003Cbr \/\u003EVolleyball \u2013 1000\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFour Yellow Jackets teams were publicly honored last week for being among the top 10 percent in APR. Football, golf, men\u2019s swimming \u0026amp; diving and volleyball each received APR Public Recognition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-golf\/mtt\/bruce_heppler_102572.html\u0022\u003EBruce Heppler\u0027s\u003C\/a\u003E golf program has received an APR Public Recognition Award every year since the APR\u2019s inception in 2006. Georgia Tech is one of only three ACC golf programs to receive an APR award every year.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/c-swim\/mtt\/courtney_shealy_hart_504145.html\u0022\u003ECourtney Shealy Hart\u0027s\u003C\/a\u003E men\u0027s swimming \u0026amp; diving program was recognized for the third straight year (third time overall), while football (first time since 2013 and third time overall under \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/mtt\/paul_johnson_337867.html\u0022\u003EPaul Johnson\u003C\/a\u003E) and volleyball (first time since 2009 and first time under \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/w-volley\/mtt\/michelle_collier_892896.html\u0022\u003EMichelle Collier\u003C\/a\u003E) were honored for the third time.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATES (APR)\u003C\/strong\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe APR provides a real-time metric established by the NCAA to measure the success or failure of college athletic teams in moving student-athletes towards graduation. College athletics programs that fail to achieve an APR score of 930 (four-year average) \u2013 equivalent to a 50 percent graduation rate \u2013 may be penalized with the loss of scholarships and postseason play. APR is calculated by allocating points for eligibility and retention each semester. Sports are graded on a four-year average, while the APR also calculates a single-year average. Only the four-year APR metric can result in NCAA penalties.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFor the latest information on the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, follow on Twitter (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GTAthletics\u0022\u003E@GTAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E), Facebook (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GTAthletics\u0022\u003Efacebook.com\/GTAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E), Instagram (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/GTAthletics\u0022\u003E@GTAthletics\u003C\/a\u003E), or visit at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\u0022\u003Ewww.ramblinwreck.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"12 of Georgia Tech\u0027s 15 athletic programs post identical or better APR scores"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEach of the Georgia Tech\u0027s 15 athletics programs are in good standing, while three teams lead the Atlantic Coast Conference according to the latest Academic Progress Rate statistics released Wednesday by the NCAA.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"An impressive 13 of Georgia Tech\u2019s 15 teams scored 980 or better out of a possible 1,000 points, while 12 teams posted either identical or better scores from the previous APR release."}],"uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2016-04-20 15:37:36","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:25","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-04-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"527281":{"id":"527281","type":"image","title":"Michael Johnson","body":null,"created":"1461337200","gmt_created":"2016-04-22 15:00:00","changed":"1475895301","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:01","alt":"Michael Johnson","file":{"fid":"205557","name":"michael_johnson_-_2015_graduation.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/michael_johnson_-_2015_graduation_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/michael_johnson_-_2015_graduation_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1583862,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/michael_johnson_-_2015_graduation_0.jpeg?itok=UFlQAak4"}}},"media_ids":["527281"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech Athletic Association"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"8077","name":"APR"},{"id":"1625","name":"athletics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EChris Yandle\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Athletics Director\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6283\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["cyandle@athletics.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}