LEXINGTON, KY — The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today that 1,333 collegiate and high school volleyball teams have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2022-23 academic year. This marks an all-time record number of programs honored for their academic achievements. 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."
The additional distinction of Team Academic Honor Roll celebrates programs in the top 20 percent of GPAs for their division.
Girls high school has the most winners by division category, with 487 teams making the grade. For the second consecutive year, women's collegiate beach set a record with 66 teams receiving the honor this season. The high school boys, collegiate men, and two-year college women's divisions also set new marks for highest participation to date.
The 2023 award was earned by several teams that also won national collegiate championships on the court and in the sand during the 2022–23 season:
- West Texas A&M (Women's NCAA Division II)
- Juniata College (Women's NCAA Division III)
- Jamestown (Women's NAIA)
- Florida SouthWestern (NJCAA Division I)
- Bob Jones University (NCCAA Division II)
- Feather River College (CCCAA)
- University of Southern California (NCAA Beach)
- University of Tampa (AVCA Small College Beach - Division II)
- Stevens (Men's NCAA Division III)
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