More than 400 UofL student-athletes earn academic honors

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.
 
The group, which was recognized during the Cardinals' women's basketball game, consists of student-athletes, managers, trainers, spirit squads and the pep band.
 
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 athletics' website here.