Athletic Department to Celebrate #YearoftheCardinal
June 24, 2013 | General
June 24, 2013
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It's not every year that a school wins a Bowl Championship Series game and a basketball national championship, claims a women's basketball national runner-up finish, and sees its baseball program reach the College World Series. In fact, it is a first in NCAA Division I history.
The University of Louisville athletic department, collectively, has achieved unparalleled success this year and, rightfully so, can label the 2012-13 season the #YearoftheCardinal.
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Team wise, Louisville recorded eight BIG EAST Conference titles, with men's basketball and volleyball earning both the regular season and conference crowns. Eleven of UofL's teams reached or had a participant reach NCAA postseason play, and an astounding 10 teams finished their seasons ranked in the top 25-nationally.
Individual feats from this year include six player of the year awards, 11 most valuable player honors, and 11 draft picks (with the NBA Draft yet to take place). Academically, a record 355 student-athletes reached the athletic director's honor roll for the 2012 semester and six different teams posted a perfect score of 1000 in the most recent single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) data released by the NCAA.
Maybe even a more significant point in Cardinals athletics history, under the direction of Vice President and Director of Athletics Tom Jurich, Louisville accepted an invitation on Nov. 28, 2012, to join the Atlantic Coast Conference.
To celebrate Louisville's achievements this year, the athletic department will unveil a site dedicated to recapping this year's successes, with the page recounting each team's memorable moments and a gallery to allow fans to relive the year in photos. In addition to that, UofL will release 20-straight days of infographics through GoCards.com and social media platforms, highlighting unique achievements and accomplishments that set Louisville apart from the rest of the country.
