Women's Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award with Distinction

LEXINGTON, KY  — The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today that more than 1,332 collegiate and high school volleyball teams have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award this season. 

The Juniata women's volleyball team earned the Team Academic Award for the sixth consecutive year. The had the added distinction of being in the top 20% of grade point averages across more than 400 schools that compete in Division III. 

The team was one of eight national volleyball champions also to earn the academic award. 

The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.  

"The commitment our coaches make to help their student-athletes pursue the best versions of themselves is evident in the academic accomplishments highlighted today," said AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. "Achievement on the court has always been closely tied to success in the classroom which is reflected by the number of championship programs honored."

About the AVCA

The AVCA, an educationally based nonprofit headquartered in Lexington, KY, is the largest and most diverse volleyball coaches' association in the world. With a broad mandate to develop the sport, the AVCA provides leadership, recognition, advocacy, and professional development opportunities to over 8,200 volleyball coaches. Members include college, high school, club, and youth coaches, and well as a wide variety of product and service providers. Further information is available at avca.org.