The NCAA released the most recent Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) data on Tuesday, and University of Wyoming Athletics teams once again achieved exceptional APR scores.

The most recent Division I APR data is part of the annual NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program. University of Wyoming Athletics teams received outstanding scores both for the most recent single year measured (2022-23) and for the most recent four-year period that includes the 2019-20 through 2022-23 academic years.

TEN UW TEAMS EARN SINGLE YEAR 1,000

The APR is the NCAA’s annual benchmark of academic achievement for Division I programs. A perfect score is 1,000. Ten of Wyoming’s 15 Cowboy and Cowgirl teams recorded perfect single-year APR scores of 1,000, including: men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s golf, women’s golf, wrestling, women’s cross country, women’s track and field, tennis and volleyball. For the purposes of the NCAA Division I APR calculations, indoor and outdoor track teams are combined into one team.

“Our student-athletes excel academically, and we are extremely proud of all their accomplishments,” said Tom Burman, University of Wyoming Athletics Director. “While these achievements begin and end with our student-athletes, there are a lot of other people who contribute to this success. Our Office of Academic Support in athletics is here to mentor our student-athletes and help them in their academic pursuits. We are extremely grateful to the UW faculty for all they do in helping our student-athletes achieve their academic goals. Our coaches and their staff members do an outstanding job in both recruiting excellent student-athletes and helping them balance their athletic and academic demands.”

FOUR TEAMS EARN MULTI-YEAR SCORE OF 1,000

A total of four Wyoming Athletics teams also recorded a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 for the four-year period from 2019-20 through 2022-23. Those four teams are: women’s cross country, men’s golf, women’s track and field and women’s volleyball.

For the 12th consecutive year, the Wyoming men’s golf team recorded a perfect multi-year score of 1,000. It was the fourth consecutive reporting period that women’s cross country achieved a perfect multi-year score of 1,000 and the women’s track and field and women’s volleyball teams earned perfect multi-year scores for the third consecutive reporting period.

Following closely behind the four UW programs that recorded perfect multi-year APR scores of 1,000 are all of Wyoming’s 10 other programs that posted multi-year scores well over the 930 benchmark. Those sports are: women’s basketball (995), women’s golf (993), women’s soccer (992), women’s tennis (992), women’s swimming and diving (991), men’s track and field (983), men’s basketball (979). football (979), men’s swimming and diving (975) and wrestling (975).

This year’s NCAA release does not include penalties, loss of access to postseason competition or public recognition of high-achieving teams as those elements of the NCAA Division I Academic Performance Program remain suspended through spring 2024. Therefore, teams with APRs below 930 will not be subject to penalties or loss of access to postseason competition.