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UCLA Athletics Posts Graduation Success Rate of 83

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UCLA student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom, posting a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 83 percent, according to Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate released Tuesday by the NCAA.

Two Bruin squads - men's tennis and women's volleyball - had GSRs of 100 percent. Ten of UCLA's 20 sports programs (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track count as one program for each gender) had GSRs of 90 percent or higher, and 15 of the 20 sports were at 85 percent or higher. All 20 UCLA sports hold GSRs higher than the federal rate.

The GSR is the NCAA's more comprehensive calculation of student-athlete academic success and is based on student-athletes who entered college as freshmen in the 2001-02 through 2004-05 classes. It allows for the removal of those individuals who left UCLA in good academic standing prior to the completion of their athletic eligibility.

The NCAA's GSR includes transfer students and student-athletes who leave in good academic standing, unlike the federal rate, which does not count transfers. The GSR and federal rate calculations measure graduation over six years from initial college enrollment.

The GSR for female student-athletes is 92 percent, while the rate for male student-athletes is 75 percent.
NatalieWilliams.jpgArizona Daily Star columnist Greg Hansen selected five Bruins in his list of Top 10 athletes in the 33-season history of the Pac-10 Conference, including four in the Top 5.

Hansen, who has covered all 33 years of the Pac-10's existence, named UCLA Volleyball and Basketball star Natalie Williams as the No. 1 athlete. Williams was the first female athlete to be named a consensus All-American in both volleyball and basketball. She was also the Pac-10 Player of the Year in both sports, the National Player of the Year in volleyball twice, and a record-setting 16-time Pac-10 Player of the Week (eight honors in each sport).

Also ranked in Hansen's Top 10 are No. 3 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (track/basketball), No. 4 Kenny Easley (football), No. 5 (tied) Lisa Fernandez (softball) and No. 8 Gail Devers (track).

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Andy Banachowski and Al Scates Featured In AOL FanHouse Story

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John Walters of AOL FanHouse has written an outstanding feature on UCLA volleyball coaches Andy Banachowski and Al Scates. Banachowski has announced his retirement after 43 years as head coach of the women's volleyball program and Scates was his college coach and mentor.

For a great read about two coaching legends, click here.

ABC7 Feature On Andy Banachowski

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Curt Sandoval of ABC7 (Channel 7 in Los Angeles) did a nice feature about head women's volleyball coach Andy Banachowski, who is retiring after 43 years as the Bruins' head coach.

The piece aired tonight (Jan. 26) on the 5:00 pm news.

To watch the feature, click here.