ITTA BENA – The Mississippi Valley State University Men's golf team has been recognized by the NCAA for academic achievement.

Each year the NCAA recognizes teams for Academic Progress Rates that are in the top 10 percent of their respective sports. The scores required to be in the top 10 ranged from 980 to a perfect 1,000, depending on the sport.

"I would like to commend Coach Murry on his team's academic progress rate (APR) of 1000.  Retaining and graduating our students is our priority here at MVSU," said Dianthia Ford-Kee, Director of Athletics.

APRs for all Division I teams will be released May 27. The APR is an annual scorecard of academic achievement calculated for all Division I sports teams nationally.