Fencing - top sport in Men's NCAA APR

[JEC]

It does not take a genius to fence in Div. I NCAA, but Men's fencing is at the top of the multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) data.

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/%21ut...6-08+NCAA+News

[KD5MDK]

Fencing probably has a higher proportion of academically high standards institutes as participants than other sports. IE, what % of NCAA fencing is Ivy League or similar institutions, compared to other sports. Since fencers generally have to meet the regular admissions requirements, this probably helps the average a lot.

[JEC]

Here you can find the 2008 APR Reports by School:

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/home?...ta_J5lt9A.html

[KShan5[PrFC]]

I bet you it was all those fencers from Texas who bring that average up so high.

That must be it.

[KD5MDK]

We just got tired of the PdF worship.*



* Which oddly enough has disappeared. Then again, "From Texas" is on a downswing at the moment. However, "Yelling" is having a resurgence.

[oiuyt]

Imagine if PdF relocated to Texas. Would Craig's servers just explode?

-B

[theLuz]

I bet you it was all those fencers from Texas who bring that average up so high.

That must be it.

I was the Texas State Collegiate fencing champion from Texas many years ago, and yes, I'm sure that's the difference. Brings everyones' average up.

[darius]

You know what they call squirrels in Alaska? "Texas Grizzlies."

darius

[bigdawg2121]

One of the reasons, reportedly, that our program gets to stay around and occasionally get a little boost is b/c we keep the athletics GPA higher than it would be.