Academic awards – UofL News Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:45:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 More than 400 UofL student-athletes earn academic honors /post/uofltoday/more-than-400-uofl-student-athletes-earn-academic-honors/ Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:37:22 +0000 http://www.uoflnews.com/?p=49638 The University of Louisville athletics department announced on Sunday that 414 student-athletes earned Red and Black Scholar-Athletes honors for fall semester. The honor is awarded to student-athletes who maintained at least a 3.25 cumulative grade-point average.
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The group, which was recognized during the Cardinals’ women’s basketball game, consists of student-athletes, managers, trainers, spirit squads and the pep band.
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UofL’s women’s basketball, women’s cross country and women’s golf received NCAA Public Recognition Awards in the fall for being among the top 10% in their respective sports in the latest figures for the Academic Progress Rate (APR), which measures academic eligibility, retention and graduation for student-athletes. UofL athletic teams posted fourteen perfect scores in the most recent single-year APR.

Broken down by sport:

  • Baseball had 25 Red and Black Scholars
  • Women’s Basketball: eight
  • Men’s Basketball: seven
  • All-Girl Cheer: 16
  • Co-ed Cheer: 12
  • Field Hockey: 19
  • Football: 22
  • Men’s Golf: eight
  • Women’s Golf: seven
  • Lacrosse: 27
  • Ladybirds: 19
  • Managers and Trainers: 25
  • Pep Band: 46
  • Rowing: 31
  • Men’s Soccer: 15
  • Women’s Soccer: 19
  • Softball: 10
  • Men’s Swimming and Diving: 16
  • Women’s Swimming and Diving: 29
  • Men’s Track and Field/Cross Country: 13
  • Women’s Track and Field/Cross Country: 20
  • Men’s Tennis: Four
  • Women’s Tennis: Five
  • Volleyball: 11

A full listing of the Fall 2019 Red and Black Scholars is available on the .Ìý

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