April 13, 2016 INDIANAPOLIS – The Stony Brook men's basketball, men's cross country and men's track & field teams have been named recipients of the NCAA's Academic Progess Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award for 2014-15, recognizing the programs as having APR scores in the top 10 percent of their sport.

Each year, the NCAA honors selected NCAA Division I sports teams by publicly recognizing their latest multiyear NCAA Division I Academic Progress Rate. This announcement is part of the overall Division I academic reform effort and is intended to highlight teams that demonstrate a commitment to academic progress and retention of student-athletes by achieving the top APRs within their respective sports. Specifically, these teams posted multiyear APRs in the top 10 percent of all squads in each sport. This year's release will again include recognition in the sport of football by subdivision (i.e., Football Bowl Subdivision and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision).

The APR provides a real-time look at a team's academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. The APR accounts for eligibility, retention and graduation and provides a measure of each team's academic performance.

The most recent APR scores are based on a multi-year rate that averages scores from the 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-015 academic years. Multiyear APRs for all Division I teams, including the teams receiving public recognition, will be announced April 20.