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per Sid:
There’s no question that the decision made by the Big Ten, the NCAA and the University of Minnesota to call off spring sports was a difficult but correct one.
It’s unfortunate, though, because this was shaping up to be one of the greatest years in the history of the university when it came to athletics and academics.
That main mark for academic success comes from the NCAA Graduation Success Rate, and it was reported in October that the Gophers had posted the highest number in school history with a 94% graduation rate.
That number takes into account all student-athletes who have come to the school over the past six years, going back to the freshman class of 2012.
What is perhaps most impressive is that the Gophers’ total ranked second in the Big Ten, trailing only Northwestern, one of the best academic universities in the nation.
Michigan was close to the Gophers with a 93% GSR. Michigan State and Penn State were at 91%. Iowa and Wisconsin were at 90%. Rutgers was at 89%. Ohio State and Purdue were at 86%.
“People, they don’t understand, we’re the highest-rated public school in the country with respect to student-athlete academic success,” University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said. “The past two years our program has finished in the top 20 in the Director’s Cup, which measures your [athletic] success across all of your programs. We’re finishing in the top 6 percent. We’re having great, great success academically. We’re having great success athletically.”
That combination of academic and athletic success is the key reason why Coyle had his contract extended through 2023 by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents earlier this year. And you have to believe the academic success also played a key role in the decision to bring back Richard Pitino as the head men’s basketball coach.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
There’s no question that the decision made by the Big Ten, the NCAA and the University of Minnesota to call off spring sports was a difficult but correct one.
It’s unfortunate, though, because this was shaping up to be one of the greatest years in the history of the university when it came to athletics and academics.
That main mark for academic success comes from the NCAA Graduation Success Rate, and it was reported in October that the Gophers had posted the highest number in school history with a 94% graduation rate.
That number takes into account all student-athletes who have come to the school over the past six years, going back to the freshman class of 2012.
What is perhaps most impressive is that the Gophers’ total ranked second in the Big Ten, trailing only Northwestern, one of the best academic universities in the nation.
Michigan was close to the Gophers with a 93% GSR. Michigan State and Penn State were at 91%. Iowa and Wisconsin were at 90%. Rutgers was at 89%. Ohio State and Purdue were at 86%.
“People, they don’t understand, we’re the highest-rated public school in the country with respect to student-athlete academic success,” University of Minnesota athletic director Mark Coyle said. “The past two years our program has finished in the top 20 in the Director’s Cup, which measures your [athletic] success across all of your programs. We’re finishing in the top 6 percent. We’re having great, great success academically. We’re having great success athletically.”
That combination of academic and athletic success is the key reason why Coyle had his contract extended through 2023 by the University of Minnesota Board of Regents earlier this year. And you have to believe the academic success also played a key role in the decision to bring back Richard Pitino as the head men’s basketball coach.
University of Minnesota shines in athletics, academics
Beyond on-field success, the Gophers have high graduation rates and grade-point averages.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
