INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA released its 2016-17 Academic Progress Rate (APR) figures and seven of Washington State University's intercollegiate athletic programs posted perfect single-year APR scores, it was announced Wednesday.
 
"This is a tremendous achievement by our student-athletes, coaches and entire staff," said WSU Director of Athletics Pat Chun. "Our programs continue to strive for athletic and academic excellence, with this recent report a great reflection of their efforts."
 
The APR is an annual assessment of each team's academic and retention history. The overall APR score is based on the most recent four years of data (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17). Every year thereafter, the most current year's data will be added and the oldest year of data will be removed, creating a four-year rolling rate.
 
For the 2016-17 academic year, women's basketball, golf, rowing and volleyball, along with men's golf, men's cross country and baseball earned perfect single-year APR scores of 1,000. Last week, women's golf was recognized by the NCAA for being among the top 10 percent among all programs nationally for posting a four-year APR score of 1,000, the second straight year to receive the honor.
 
The WSU football team recorded a four-year average score of 969, WSU's highest four-year score in program history. Under head coach Mike Leach, the Cougars have set or tied the highest APR scores in program history in all six of his years. Cougar Football also had a single-year score of 978, far surpassing the single-year average for football (965). The football program's 978 single-year score for 2016-17 also marked a program best.
 
Following women's golf, the next highest multi-year APR score at WSU was earned by the women's volleyball team, which posted a four-year score of 989. Other women's programs include rowing (988), track and field (987), basketball (986), soccer (985), swimming (984), tennis (969) and cross country (962).
 
In addition to football on the men's side, golf led the way with an average four-year score of 986, followed by baseball (977), cross country (973), basketball (967) and track and field (965). Five of the six men's programs either tied or improved their APR scores from the previous year.