Cardinals Among National APR Leaders
May 01, 2019 | Women's Basketball
It is the third-straight year that the Cardinals' women's basketball team has received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Louisville women's basketball is one of three teams from the University of Louisville among the nation's leaders within their sports in the most recent multiyear Academic Progress Rate (APR) data, the NCAA released on Wednesday.
Women's basketball, along with women's cross country and women's golf, are among the top-10 percent in their respective sports in the latest APR, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes.
It is the third-straight year that the Cardinals' women's basketball team has received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program. Â
The Cardinals achieved a collective 3.264 grade-point average for the 2018 fall semester, the fourth highest GPA in the past 12 years under head coach Jeff Walz.  It was the ninth straight semester that women's basketball has earned better than a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
In addition, 12 student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better GPA, while eight earned Red & Black Scholar Athlete status for a 3.25 or better cumulative GPA.
Asia Durr, Lindsey Duvall, Dana Evans and Sam Fuehring were all named to the Dean's List for Fall 2018, earning above a 3.5 GPA.
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Louisville's three teams are among more than 1,300 teams from 321 Division I universities that were recognized for academic excellence for ranking among the top 10 percent of their sports in the most recent APR. Â Multiyear APRs for the most-recent single-year figures from 2017-18 for all Division I sports teams will be released on May 8.
Women's basketball, along with women's cross country and women's golf, are among the top-10 percent in their respective sports in the latest APR, which measures academic eligibility, retention, and graduation for student-athletes.
It is the third-straight year that the Cardinals' women's basketball team has received public recognition through the NCAA Academic Performance Program. Â
The Cardinals achieved a collective 3.264 grade-point average for the 2018 fall semester, the fourth highest GPA in the past 12 years under head coach Jeff Walz.  It was the ninth straight semester that women's basketball has earned better than a 3.0 cumulative GPA.
In addition, 12 student-athletes earned a 3.0 or better GPA, while eight earned Red & Black Scholar Athlete status for a 3.25 or better cumulative GPA.
Asia Durr, Lindsey Duvall, Dana Evans and Sam Fuehring were all named to the Dean's List for Fall 2018, earning above a 3.5 GPA.
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Louisville's three teams are among more than 1,300 teams from 321 Division I universities that were recognized for academic excellence for ranking among the top 10 percent of their sports in the most recent APR. Â Multiyear APRs for the most-recent single-year figures from 2017-18 for all Division I sports teams will be released on May 8.
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