WSU Athletics Academic Report – 2011-2012

APR Progress

Sport / APR / Sport / APR
Multiyear
Rate (N) / 2011 -2012 (N) / Multiyear
Rate (N) / 2011 -2012 (N)
Men’s Basketball / 975 (54) / 981 (14) / Women’s Basketball / 963 (58) / 959 (13)
Men’s Cross Country / 978 (38) / 939 (10) / Women’s Cross Country / 981 (54) / 953 (16)
Football / 926 (326) / 905 (83) / Women’s Golf / 984 (33) / 972 (10)
Men’s Golf / 1000 (35) / 1000 (8) / Women’s Softball / 947 (44) / 974 (20)
Men’s Tennis / 933 (26) / 1000 (5) / Women’s Soccer / 985 (107) / 1000 (26)
Men’s Track, Indoor / 944 (109) / 990 (27) / Women’s Tennis / 930 (32) / 929 (7)
Men’s Track, Outdoor / 950 (106) / 970 (27) / Women’s Track, Indoor / 968 (131) / 954 (39)
Women’s Track, Outdoor / 970 (130) / 954 (39)
Volleyball / 977 (50) / 949 (12)

-Scores below a minimum standard of 930 (multi-year) are subject to NCAA penalties (WSU Goal = 950).

-Football completed the NCAA penalty for low APR but continues to utilize its own academic improvement plan developed by the football staff and athletic department.

Student Progress Report System (SPRS)

Online grade check system is the only system for all student progress requests (Athletics, ROTC, EARS).

Useful features of the new WSU Online Grade Check System:

-Easy-to-use system with picture ID of students

-Ability to make additional updates, not just limited to one-time responses

-Uses single sign-on via the eWeber portal

-Developing the ability for academic advisors and coaches to respond to faculty in the system.

Academic advisors and compliance personnel use faculty feedback to monitor individual student-athletes’ academic progress. Timely grade checks also allow efficient utilization of resources for students to assist them in being successful.

Graduation Success Rates – WSU

Cohort Year / Sport / GSR / FGR / WSU
1998 / Overall / 93% / 52%
1999 / Overall / 88% / 51% / 39%
2000 / Overall / 78% / 51% / 38%
2001 / Overall / 75% / 47% / 40%
2002 / Overall / 70% / 49% / 45%
2003 / Overall / 64% / 49% / 42%
2004 / Overall / 66% / 50% / 44%
2005 / Overall / 62% / 48% / 43%
  • Started a Graduation Initiative to analyze reasons for the current graduation trend and develop programs to assist student-athletes in graduating in four years (GSR-six years).
  • Initiated a Developmental Math program to increase success rate, Accuprep course, and tutoring sessions.

Student Athlete Equity/Well-Being Reports

The Committee for Student-Athlete Equity/Well Being collects data each year (surveys, exit interviews, focus groups, demographic statistics, etc.) and prepares a report analyzing how the WSU Athletic Department is implementing recommendations from each report.

2012-13 Weber State Athletics Academic Achievements by WSU Student Athletes

  • In the past year 142 Weber State student-athletes earned Academic All-Conference honors in Weber State’s 16 sports.
  • A total of 34 WSU student-athletes earned Big Sky honors in the winter of 2012 with 21 in women’s indoor track and field, seven in men’s outdoor track and field, four from women’s basketball and two from men’s basketball.
  • Forty nine Wildcats earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors in the spring 2012 with 25 from women’s outdoor track and field, 10 from men’s outdoor track and field, five from women’s tennis, five from women’s golf and four from men’s tennis.
  • A total of 46 Wildcats earned Big Sky Academic All-Conference honors for the fall 2012. The Wildcats had 14 from soccer, 12 from football, eight from women’s cross-country, eight from volleyball and four from men’s cross-country.
  • Thirteen Weber State softball players earned Pacific Coast Academic All-Conference honors last year.
  • The men’s golf team placed four athletes on the America Sky Academic All-Conference team.
  • Weber State’s Sarah Callister won Academic All-American honors for the second-straight year. She was named to the Capital One Academic All-America Third Team. She also earned All-District honors for the second straight year.
  • Sarah Callister was also the recipient of the NCAA’s Elite 89 award, which is presented to student-athlete with the highest GPA that is participating at each national championship. Callister carries a 4.0 GPA at Weber State.
  • Three members of the Weber State women’s golf team earned All-American Scholar honors from the National Golf Coaches Association. Kelsey Chugg, Alli Cluff and Courtney Smith-Saffell all earned the honor.
  • The Weber State women’s track and field team posted the third best GPA in the nation with a 3.52 GPA. Only Duke and Wofford had a better team GPA than Weber State.
  • Both the women’s and WSU men’s track and field teams earned All-Academic Team honors by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
  • A total of seven Wildcat track and field athletes earned All-Academic honors from the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Zach Parry, Trevor Ricks, Kayla Blackford, Sarah Callister, Amber Henry, Laken Hintze and Taylor Thornley all earned the honor.

TermTotal SAGPA (3.2)GPA (3.75-3.99)GPA (4.00)

Spring 2012 308 144 425

Fall 2012 309 163 428

2012-2013 SAAC Highlights

1.T-Shirt drive during Fall semester =2,234shirts collected, 319 pair of pants

2. Shoe Drive during Spring semester = 758 pairs of shoes collected and over $400 donated to the Women's Shelter and St. Anne's.

3. Nearly 2,000 hours of service this academic year

4. Over 50 community service requests filled

5. Partnered with local elementary schools, the city, Boys and Girls Club, Ogden Rescue Mission, Sub for Santa, Girl Scouts, "Lean On Me" Suicide Education Foundation, Special Olympics, YMCA, etc.