Completely agree with this. The coach (D3 NESCAC) told my daughter her rigor was good and she was all set in that area. Competitive, highly ranked public high school; she took 6 APs total, and 8-10 Honors classes with good grades. Every single high academic coach she talked to (top academic schools) said rigor/schedule was great. She was likely to be an impact recruit as well (who had D1 interest but she wanted higher academics), so her athleticism certainly helped.