Ace Hunt
Go Sycamores.com
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The Indiana State football program received the Most Improved APR Award today from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directos Association (FCS ADA) for the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
The FCS ADA announced the inaugural recipients of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award. The APR Award recognized one institution at each of the 14 FCS conferences that has the highest Academic Progress Rate (APR) score. Additionally, the Association also recognized one institution from each conference that improved the most from the previous year In all, 28 awards were announced.
North Dakota State took the MVFC's Award for having the highest APR while Indiana State achieved Most Improved.
"The FCS ADA continues to look for ways to recognize its institutions and support our mission of graduating student-athletes," FCS ADA President Peter Fields, athletics director at Montana State University said. "Using the APR as a measuring tool is another way for us to honor deserving institutions."
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member colleges and universities adopted a comprehensive academic reform package designed to improve the academic success and graduation of all student-athletes. The centerpiece of the package is the academic measurement for teams, known as the APR.
Each institution will receive their awards during the FCS ADA Luncheon sponsored by Borden Perlman Insurance Agency, on Tuesday, June 22 in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention at the Marriott Hotel in Anaheim, Calif.
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Conference
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Highest
APR in 2008-09
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Most
Improved for 2008-09
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Big
Sky Conference
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University of Northern Colorado
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University of Montana
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Big
South Conference
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Gardner-Webb University
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N/A
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Colonial
Athletic Association
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Northeastern
University
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Hofstra University
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Great
West Football Conference
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California Polytechnic State
University
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Southern
Utah University
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Ivy
League
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University of Pennsylvania
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Columbia University-Barnard College
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Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference
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Norfolk State University
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Florida A&M University
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Missouri
Valley Football Conference
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North
Dakota State University
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Indiana
State University
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Northeast
Conference
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Duquesne
University
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Robert Morris University
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Ohio Valley Conference
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Eastern
Kentucky University
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Jacksonville State University
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Patriot
League
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Colgate University
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Lehigh University
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Pioneer
Football League
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Davidson College
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Drake University
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Southern
Conference
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Furman University
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Wofford College
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Southland
Conference
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Sam Houston State
University
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Southeastern
Louisiana University
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Southwestern
Athletic Conference
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Mississippi Valley State
University
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Alabama State University
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About the FCS ADA: Now in its 17th year, the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football. For more information on the FCS ADA, please visit www.fcsada.com. The FCS ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 45th year. For more information on NACDA and the 11 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
