WSU ATHLETICS: Cougars Shine as NCAA Releases
APR Data for 2016-17
From WSU Sports Info
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.
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PLAYER MICHAELA
JONES SIGNS WITH WSU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Nebraska
native becomes the fourth member of the incoming freshmen class.
From WSU
Sports Inof
PULLMAN,
Wash. – Continuing to fill out her 2018-19 roster, Washington State University
women's basketball head coach Kamie Ethridge announced the addition of Michaela
Jones (Wymore, Neb.) to the program Wednesday afternoon. Jones is the third
freshman to sign with Ethridge since she took over the program in April and the
fourth overall recruit for the upcoming season. Jones joins Shir Levy (Ness Ziona,
Israel), Cherilyn Molina (Kailua Kona, HI), and Ula Motuga (Loganholme,
Australia) in the 2018-19 freshmen class.
"I am
excited to announce the signing of Michaela Jones," said Ethridge.
"Michaela is a multi-dimensional guard that had a tremendous high school
career. She is an aggressive guard that
can score at the rim, has a fantastic mid-range game and can shoot the three.
Michaela will bring a tough, competitive and 'run through the wall' disposition
to the floor every day she is in our program! Michaela will make Coug Nation
proud by how she extends herself into the community, works and succeeds in the
classroom, and competes and fights on the floor."
A
three-sport athlete at Beatrice High School, the 5-10 guard capped off a
stellar high school career as arguably the greatest player in Lady Orange
history. After four seasons, Jones left Beatrice with 12 school records
including the all-time record for points (1,533) and rebounds (762) while also
grabbing numerous season and single-game marks. As a senior, Jones led the
Orange to the state semifinals with an upset of the number one seed on her way
to earning her second-consecutive super-state second team honors. In her final
season, Jones averaged 21.4 points per game and 9.3 rebounds per game. In addition
to basketball, Jones played volleyball and ran track at Beatrice. Outside of
high school, Jones was a member of the Nebraska Attack select team.
The
Cougars enter the 2018-19 campaign with 11 players including four freshmen and
seven returning players including their three leading scorers from the last two
seasons.
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BASEBALL COUGARS
CLOSE SEASON HOSTING UTAH FOR PAC-12 SERIES
From WSU
Sports Info
UTAH
(14-38, 6-21 Pac-12) at WASHINGTON STATE
(15-31-1, 7-19-1 Pac-12)
Pullman,
Wash. | Bailey-Brayton Field (3,500) |
May 24-26,
2018
Thursday,
4 p.m. | Friday, 4 p.m. | Saturday, Noon
Pac-12
Network
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New WSU AD
announces the hiring of Cougar Athletic Fund Director
From WSU
Sports Info
New Washington State University Athletics
Director Pat Chun has made his first major administrative hire. In an interview with The Morning News on
Wednesday, Chun announced that he has hired Mitch Straub to be his Senior
Assistant AD for the Cougar Athletic Fund.
Straub comes to Pullman from Ohio State
where he was working as an Associate Director of Development for Buckeye
Athletics. He began working in Columbus
in 2010. Straub’s resume includes
working for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and
at the University of New Mexico. Chun
worked with Straub at Ohio State when he was the Executive Associate AD for
External Relations.
Straub replaces Uri Farkas to lead
fundraising for Cougar Athletics. Farkas
was hired in January by former Cougar Senior Associate AD Mike Marlow who is
now the AD at Northern Arizona. Marlow
took the Northern job in December. Chun
was hired at WSU in January to replace Bill Moos who abruptly left for the
Nebraska AD job in October.
Chun says a formal announcement regarding
Straub’s hire is expected this week. You
can hear Chun discuss Straub on the Wendesday Morning News by clicking on the
audio clip below.
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ROWING
COUGS: WSU’s Paige Danielson Named NCAA Elite 90 Award Winner for
Second-Straight Year
PAIGE
DANIELSON NAMED NCAA ELITE 90 AWARD WINNER FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT YEAR
The junior
has a 4.0 and is majoring in electrical engineering.
From WSU
Sports Info
SARASOTA,
Fla. – For the second-straight year, Washington State University rowing junior,
Paige Danielson, has been named the NCAA Elite 90 Award winner for Division I
rowing, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative
grade-point average participating at the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships, the
NCAA announced at the championships' banquet, Thursday at Roberts Arena.
A native
of St. Cloud, Minn., Danielson has a 4.0 grade point average and is majoring in
electrical engineering. Danielson is in her second year with the varsity eight
after rowing with the varsity four crew as a freshman in 2015-16. Currently
ranked 17th in the nation, the Cougars are participating in their
sixth-straight NCAA Championships. Danielson was a part of last year's 14th
place finish as her varsity eight crew finished 13th, and the 2016 12th-place
finish, as her varsity four crew finished 15th in 2016.
The Elite
90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the
student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of
competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also
achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is
presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point
average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA's championships.
Last year
Danielson became the first Cougar to win this award in any sport, as the award
is in its ninth year, having started in 2009-10. Eligible student-athletes are
sophomores or above who have participated in their sport for at least two years
with their school. They must be an active member of the team, traveling and a
designated member of the squad size at the championship. All ties are broken by
the number of credits completed.
Competition
at the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships begins Friday, May 25, at 9 a.m. ET/6
a.m. PT, at Nathan Benderson Park at Sarasota, Fla. The championships wrap up
Sunday, May 27.
For more
information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to NCAA.com/elite-90.
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