EASTON, Pa. – Eight Lafayette athletic teams have received Academic Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA, posting multi-year APR scores in the top 10 percent of their respective sports.

The football, men and women’s cross country, fencing, men’s soccer, men’s track and field, softball and women’s tennis teams achieved the distinction. Lafayette has had at least eight programs honored in each of the 13 years of the Public Recognition Awards program.

The APR is the NCAA’s measure of academic achievement for every Division I sports team which measures eligibility and retention each semester. The most recent APRs are multi-year rates based on scores from the 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 academic years.

Eighty-five programs in the nation have achieved the distinction in each of the 13 years of the NCAA initiative. Included among them are Lafayette’s men’s and women’s cross country and women’s tennis teams.

In total, the Patriot League had 90 teams honored with Public Recognition Awards among its full members. Holy Cross had 19 teams win the award, followed by Lehigh (18), Bucknell (15), Colgate (11), Loyola (7), Navy (7), Boston U. (6), American (4) and Army (3).

For a full listing of Public Recognition Awards by sport, school, conference or year, visit NCAA.org.