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Overall first-year GSR results indicate that after removing students who
leave institutions while academically eligible, about three-fourths of all
Division I scholarship student-athletes graduate from the institution they
started at or where they transferred.

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com the Spring Warm-Up Tournament is the
highest ranked tournament in New England at the Silver Level. The Ronald McDonald
House (R) program has provided a "home-away-from-home" for millions of family
members of seriously ill children since its inception in 1974. It was
developed in response to college and university presidents who wanted
graduation data that more accurately reflects the mobility among students in
today's higher education climate.
The men's hockey team posted a GSR of 88, eight points higher than the sport's
national average of 80.

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(EST).m. The NCAA's data concluded that an
average of 76 percent of Division I student-athletes graduated during the
four-year span that encompasses the current data (entering classes from 1995-
98). Other teams include women's lacrosse, men's and
women's cross country , men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field,
men's swimming, wrestling, women's rowing , women's golf and women's tennis. "I am proud that Boston University's GSR
results accurately reflect the quality of our program and the academic
accomplishments of our student-athletes.

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As McDonald 's All American Game(R) team members, Julian Wright and Bobby
Frasor will play among the top 24 male high school basketball players in the
nation.

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Tony DiCicco, technical director of FSASoccerPlus and SoccerPlus
Camps, both sponsoring organizations of the tournament, said, "We are
delighted to be a sponsor of the Glastonbury Hartwell Spring Warm-Up
Tournament."

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McDonald 's All American(TM) alumni include such current and former NBA and
NCAA superstars as Michael Jordan (retired) and Magic Johnson (retired), Kevin
Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves), Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) and LeBron
James (Cleveland Cavaliers), as well as Dee Brown (Illinois), Chris Thomas
(Notre Dame) and Rashad McCants (North Carolina). Institutional rating of 92 a full 16 points higher than the national average

BOSTON, Boston University posted an overall score
of 92 in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) institutional information released
today for Division I schools by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA).

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We are delighted to be a sponsor of the
Glastonbury Hartwell Spring Warm-Up Tournament which promotes positive
competition and values sportsmanship, effort and achievement. Wright and Frasor Set to Play in 28th Annual Game at The University of
Notre Dame

CHICAGO, Julian Wright of Homewood-Flossmoor High
School and Bobby Frasor of Brother Rice High School will join the ranks of the
basketball elite, as they have been chosen to participate in the 2005
McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game(R) as members of the West
squad.

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Organizers
predict the competition will bring over 10,000 youth soccer players,
volunteers and family members from every state in New England to
Glastonbury for the weekend tournament.
According to GotSoccer.

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GLASTONBURY , Conn.
Twenty-one of BU's varsity sports were included in the calculation by the
NCAA.

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More than
2,800 boys and girls will compete in the tournament. This money runs the Hartwell Soccer Club
for the remainder of the year. The
club believes that the energy and focus children have on youth sports
will reinforce long-term attributes of commitment to clear personal
goals, team goals and the benefits of community involvement.

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Glastonbury Hartwell Soccer Club will host its 12th Annual Spring
Warm-Up Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, April 30 - May 1.
Through sponsorship and team fees the event will gross
approximately over $100,000. The Girls Game tips of at 5:30 p.

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A portion of the proceeds will be used
towards field maintenance and other recreation costs."
Sheila Flanagan, of the SBM Charitable Foundation another sponsor
of the event said, "The SBM Charitable Foundation is committed to
improving the quality of life of the residents served by the former
Savings Bank of Manchester.
This year 's Game, which marks year 28 of the McDonald's All American Game
for boys, will be played Wednesday , March 30 at the University of Notre Dame's
Joyce Center in South Bend, Ind.
Both the men 's and women's basketball teams were among the 14 Terrier
sports that had a perfect GSR.

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The overall tournament organization is excellent; the
fields are exceptional; the competition always challenging and best of
all it's a fun event for our players and families.m. As part of its on-going community efforts, McDonald's supports
various charitable, sports, community and educational programs.

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This
ranking is based on feedback from tournament participants and the
quality of the competition, fields and referees. Frasor, considered one
of the nation's top guards in the 2005 class because of his quickness, ball
handling and court-vision, has a 21 points-per-game average this season and
plans to attend the University of North Carolina in the fall. BU scored a perfect 100 percent in 14 of its varsity sports in the
initial team-by-team GSR data released last month. Therefore, two -thirds of the university's teams graduated all of their
student-athletes during the time frame.

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Participating teams are from every state in New England, New York and
New Jersey.

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Wright plans
to continue his athletic success at Kansas University. (EST) and will broadcast on ESPN2
(March 31 at 5:00 p .

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A total of 335 games will be played on 20 fields, at seven
different venues throughout Glastonbury and Manchester."
The Hartwell Soccer Club, which is the largest soccer club in
Connecticut, is managed entirely by volunteers and is dedicated to
creating a passion for sports, fair play and quality competition. Bobby
Frasor is the son of Bob and Donna Frasor from Blue Island, Ill.

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The Club
sponsors a recreation league, travel teams and summer camps.

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"We applaud the support we have received from the community and
volunteers, which have helped to make this one of the premier programs
in the state of Connecticut," said tournament co-director Louis
Hernandez, Jr. Wright, a team leader known for his highlight plays and defensive
presence, has an average of 14 points-per-game and eight rebounds -per-game
this season and led his team to the 2004 Illinois state finals. The Boys Game will broadcast LIVE on ESPN
during primetime at 8:00 p. And, for the fourth year, McDonald's is
hosting a Girls Game to spotlight outstanding high school female athletes as
well.

CONTACT:
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BU Receives High Marks in NCAA Graduation Success Rate Data

Boston University had the highest GSR (92) of any of the nine current
members of the America East conference.

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Chicago Standouts Named to 2005 McDonald's All American Boys Team(TM)

Net proceeds from both Games will benefit Ronald McDonald House
Charities(R) Chapters of South Bend and Fort Wayne, Ind.
Julian Wright is the son of Gina Wright from Chicago Heights, Ill.

McDonald's(R) Owners of Chicagoland + Northwest Indiana consists of 489
restaurants stretching from Zion to Watseka and Princeton to Michigan City,
Indiana. Boston University's student-athlete graduation rate was 92 percent for
that period.
"At Boston University we are very proud of our heritage as a program that
fosters excellence and the development of our student-athletes in athletics,
academics and service to the community," said Mike Lynch, director of
athletics for Boston University.

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Glastonbury Hartwell Soccer Club to Host 12th Annual Spring Warm-Up Tournament

Of the 168 Premier and Travel league teams competing in the
tournament, 25 teams are from the host town of Glastonbury.
The GSR is a new NCAA measurement that improves the federally mandated
graduation-rate by including transfer data in the calculation.