Post by elonfirefighter on May 4, 2007 12:34:54 GMT -5
College of Charleston baseball penalized for NCAA APR
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. | College of Charleston's baseball team was the only one in South Carolina penalized when the NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rates.
Cougar baseball had an three-year APR of 890. Since it fell below the NCAA cut line of 925, the team was penalized with the loss of 0.64 of a scholarship for the 2006-07 year.
Only 112 out of 6,110 Division I NCAA teams incurred penalties.
The NCAA uses the APR to monitor the school work and progress toward a degree each athlete has made.
College of Charleston baseball coach John Pawlowski said he team could've appealed the penalties, but choose to reduce its 11.7 scholarships by the prescribed amount.
Pawlowski said the Cougars had three players who transferred in from other schools, and completed the necessary course work while at College of Charleston to enable them to graduate from their original schools. That hurt the Cougars' APR, he said.
"They wanted an opportunity, and we gave it to them. They did everything that was required of them academically and graduated. Yet somebody has to be penalized for these kids graduating from college," Pawlowski said. "We got slapped on the hand for giving these kids a chance to do what they came to college to do, get an education and graduate."
Pawlowski says the team's taken steps to better its academic standing for future reports.
more..... www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070503/APS/705031829
The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, S.C. | College of Charleston's baseball team was the only one in South Carolina penalized when the NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rates.
Cougar baseball had an three-year APR of 890. Since it fell below the NCAA cut line of 925, the team was penalized with the loss of 0.64 of a scholarship for the 2006-07 year.
Only 112 out of 6,110 Division I NCAA teams incurred penalties.
The NCAA uses the APR to monitor the school work and progress toward a degree each athlete has made.
College of Charleston baseball coach John Pawlowski said he team could've appealed the penalties, but choose to reduce its 11.7 scholarships by the prescribed amount.
Pawlowski said the Cougars had three players who transferred in from other schools, and completed the necessary course work while at College of Charleston to enable them to graduate from their original schools. That hurt the Cougars' APR, he said.
"They wanted an opportunity, and we gave it to them. They did everything that was required of them academically and graduated. Yet somebody has to be penalized for these kids graduating from college," Pawlowski said. "We got slapped on the hand for giving these kids a chance to do what they came to college to do, get an education and graduate."
Pawlowski says the team's taken steps to better its academic standing for future reports.
more..... www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070503/APS/705031829