BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – The NCAA released its full report on Academic Progress Rate (APR) this week as Division I student-athletes continued to excel in the classroom. Cal State Bakersfield’s Roadrunners are among those who enjoyed persistent academic success, recording another solid set of results in the APR reports, indicating improvement and continued academic success.

"CSUB student-athletes understand the priority of academic performance," said CSUB Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Kyle Conder. "The APR scores of each team and our overall department are testament to our CSUB Athletics pillar of Academic Excellence."

The findings announced on Tuesday revealed the hard work of CSUB's student-athletes, coaches, and academic support staff through the end of the 2022-23 academic year. Two `Runner teams stood out as exceptional as the CSUB Women’s Basketball and Beach Volleyball programs both posted perfect (1,000) single-year and multiyear APR scores.

Twelve CSUB teams increased or maintained their single-year rates from last season, led by Women's Swimming & Diving (+61), Women’s Golf (+45), Softball (+38), Men’s Basketball (+35), Baseball (+28), and Women’s Volleyball (+25).
 
Posting strong single-year scores leads to increased multiyear rates, a category in which the `Runners also excelled. Ten CSUB teams improved or maintained their multiyear score with Women’s Golf (+29) and Men’s Basketball (+19) leading the charge.

Below are other highlights of Cal State Bakersfield’s 2024 APR success:

• Women’s Basketball earned a perfect multiyear score for the third year in a row and Beach Volleyball earned a perfect multiyear score for the eighth consecutive year
• 8 of 9 women’s teams earned a perfect single year score
• All women’s teams scored above 985

Conder went on to praise the collaborative efforts of everyone involved in the accomplishment: “We are fortunate to have the support and resources of CSUB faculty – especially our Faculty Athletics Representative, Dr. Kyle Susa – and university leaders like Interim President Dr. Vernon Harper, Jr., and Vice President for Student Affairs, Dr. Thomas Wallace.  I am also very grateful to our Kegley Center for Student Success staff – their steadfast commitment to our student-athletes helps advance our vision of Pursuing Championships and Graduating Leaders.

Every Division I sports team across the nation calculates its APR each academic year, like a report card. Scholarship student-athletes earn one point each semester for maintaining academic eligibility and one point for staying in school or graduating.

Nationwide, Division I student-athletes continue to achieve classroom success at record-high levels, maintaining an overall multiyear Academic Progress Rate of 984. Since the Division I membership created the Academic Performance Program 20 years ago, more than 21,000 former student-athletes have earned APR points for their prior teams by returning to college and earning a degree after their eligibility expired.

Information from an NCAA press release was used in this report.

* About CSUB Athletics *

CSUB Athletics is the NCAA Division I program for Bakersfield and Kern County. The Roadrunners have claimed 29 national championships and 206 individual national titles. Located in the 9th largest city in California, CSUB Athletics sponsors 16 sports and is a proud member of the The Big West and Pac-12.  Buy tickets to all Cal State Bakersfield home competitions by visiting GoRunners.com/Tickets and support CSUB Athletics’ vision to Pursue Championships and Graduate Leaders by donating to the Roadrunner Club at GoRunners.com/Give.

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