LEXINGTON, Ky. - Rhodes College and Southwestern University each earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award during the 2010-11 academic year the organization announced.
"A hearty congratulations to all the volleyball coaches whose teams won the 2011 AVCA Team Academic Award," said AVCA Executive Director, Kathy DeBoer.
"Teams do not succeed in the classroom by accident any more so than they do on the court. The same coach who taught them volleyball skills cared enough about their academic achievement to gather their grades, calculate their GPA, and submit a nomination on their behalf. In doing so, these coaches sent a clear message that classroom success is just as important as court success. All involved should celebrate this award!"
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.
A record total of 481 men's and women's collegiate and high school teams earned the 2011 AVCA Team Academic Award, eclipsing last year's record total of 450.
Rhodes and Southwestern were the only Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) teams to earn the coveted academic award. The Lynx finished the 2010 season 18-21 overall and 6-8 in SCAC play. The Pirates went 32-7 overall and 14-1 in conference play before losing to Cal Lutheran in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
For the complete 2010-11 AVCA Team Academic Award winners, click here.
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