MAKING THE GRADE. Well done, kids.

Northern Illinois is one of only 33 Division I women's basketball programs recognized nationwide and is the only Mid-American Conference team in the Top 10 percent of [NCAA Academic Performance Rate, an index of how many athletes on a team remain students and complete their degrees] for women's basketball.

The Huskie women's golf team, which checked in with a perfect score of 1000 for the APR multiyear rate, was recognized along with 51 other teams, including MAC comrades Kent State and Bowling Green State.