LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 17, 2024) – The Washington State Volleyball team, for the first time in program history. has earned the 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award while also being named to the 2024 AVCA Honor Roll on Wednesday.
The Cougs finished the year with a cumulative team GPA of 3.80 to not only earn the Team Academic Award, but also be named to the Honor Roll, an honor that represents only the top 20-percent of team GPAs in the nation.
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.
“We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season on the court has extended to the classroom, too, as evidenced by more programs earning the Team Academic Award than ever before,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “This is a great example of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their full potential as both students and athletes.”
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.
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