COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland Terrapin Scholarship Fund Board of Directors named head coach Randy Edsall the winner of the inaugural Commitment to Academic Excellence Award, which will be given annually to a coach, coaching staff or team that exemplifies the highest level of commitment to student athlete academic performance.
“Coach Randy Edsall has made a significant commitment to improving the academic performance of student athlete members of the football program,” Steve Leonard,President of the Terrapin Club Scholarship Fund Board of Directors said. “Serving as the academic liaison for the football program is unprecedented in Division I football and shows the effort Coach Edsall is willing to go to achieve championships in the classroom.”
Since coming to the University of Maryland in 2011, Edsall has placed a great emphasis on academic performance, leading the football program to all-time highs in Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
“Coach Randy Edsall has made a significant commitment to improving the academic performance of student athlete members of the football program,” Steve Leonard,President of the Terrapin Club Scholarship Fund Board of Directors said. “Serving as the academic liaison for the football program is unprecedented in Division I football and shows the effort Coach Edsall is willing to go to achieve championships in the classroom.”
Since coming to the University of Maryland in 2011, Edsall has placed a great emphasis on academic performance, leading the football program to all-time highs in Academic Progress Rate (APR) and Graduation Success Rate (GSR).
- 104 –football student-athletes have graduated(104 out of 105 who had exhausted eligibility:99.04%)
- 16 –football student-athletesgraduatedfollowing thefall 2014 academicsemester
- 9 – completedtheirdegree in 3.5yearsand1–graduated with aMaster’s Degree
- 40 –football student-athleteshaveearned Dean’sListHonors
- 8 –football student-athletes earned Dean’sListfollowingthefall 2014 academicsemester
- 35 –football student-athleteshave earned AcademicAll-Conference Honors
- 21 –football student-athletesearned All-BigTenHonorsfollowingthefall2014 academic semester
- Fall 2014 teamsemesterandteamcumulative GPAsarethehigheston record
- TheAcademicProgress Rate(APR) hasshown significantgrowth:
- Themulti-yearscore iscurrently.950 andthehighestsince2003-04
- Thesingle-yearscore iscurrently.977 andthehighestsincethe inceptionoftheAPR measure
- The GraduationSuccess Rate(GSR)alsocontinues togrowwiththe current2014scoreof74% whichisthehighestinprogramhistory
