INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Niagara University Department of Athletics had 10 of its 18 programs record a multi-year (2017-21) Academic Progress Rate (APR) at or above the national average for their sport as reported as part of the Division I Academic Performance Program (APP) released on Tuesday by the NCAA.

Men's cross country, women's golf and men's golf all earned perfect APR scores of 1,000. Men's cross country earned a 1,000 for the 10^th consecutive report (APR was last reported in May 2020 due to the impacts of Covid-19). Women's golf scored 1,000 for the sixth time, and third consecutive report, and men's golf was earned a perfect APR score for the fourth time.

All 18 of Niagara's programs scored above the goal of 930 established by the NCAA and 10 of those teams matched or exceeded their sports' national average APR. The teams that had scores at or above their national average were; baseball (989), women's basketball (986), men's cross country (1,000), men's golf (1,000), women's golf (1,000), women's lacrosse (998), women's soccer (993), softball (987), women's swimming and diving (996) and women's track and field (989).

Eight programs received a perfect 1,000 APR for the 2020-21 season: men's cross country, men's golf, men's tennis, women's basketball, women's golf, women's lacrosse, women's soccer and women's swimming and diving.

The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship.  The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

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