LEXINGTON, Ky. - Five Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) volleyball programs earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award honors, the AVCA announced. Birmingham-Southern, Colorado College, DePauw, Rhodes and Trinity all earned the honor.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
The SCAC placed five teams on the Division III Women's list, which totaled 77. The 77 Division III Women's teams were the most among the NCAA's three divisions.
Birmingham-Southern College, Colorado College, DePauw University, Rhodes College and Trinity University combined to go 128-66 (.660 winning pct.) in 2008. Colorado College and Trinity both made the NCAA Tournament last season.
A total of 409 collegiate and high school men's and women's programs earned Team Academic Award status in 2008-09. The total eclipsed last year's record of 354.
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