LEXINGTON, Va. - Austin College and Trinity University from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference earned American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award honors for their performance in the classroom during the 2012-13 academic year.
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.
"Excellence doesn't happen by accident, either on the court or in the classroom," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "It takes consistent preparation, relentless effort, and determined leadership. A full year of academic achievement, by an entire team of individual students, is a remarkable achievement. What better way to start a new season than with a celebration of an award so emblematic of all that is necessary for sustained success."
Austin College and Trinity were two of the 622 schools from across the country (both women & men) that earned the prestigious distinction. Of the 300 women's teams that were honored from all three of the NCAA's divisions, 31 percent (93 total teams) came from the Division III ranks.
For the complete list of 2012-13 AVCA Team Academic Award honorees, click here.
