INDIANAPOLIS – Seven perfect scores and 12 of 15 programs in the upper half of the Sun Belt Conference highlight the University of South Alabama Department of Athletics performance in the 2015-16 Academic Progress Rate report, which was released by the NCAA Wednesday.
Sport programs that received a perfect mark last year include men's basketball, softball, women's cross country, golf and tennis, and men's cross country and golf. In addition, the Jaguar baseball and men's and women's track and field teams had a score above 990 following the '15-16 campaign.
Last week, the NCAA honored USA's men's and women's cross country teams — both with four-year scores of 1,000 — and the women's track and field squad with Public Recognition Awards for ranking among the top 10 percent of their sport in the organization's multi-year rates.