(from avca.org)
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced that 1,315 teams have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 season, topping last year's record by nearly 200 teams.
The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
Lake Forest College, led by head coach Katie Rueffer, was one of 232 programs to receive Team Academic honors for the first time.
"Coaches have the most influence during difficult times," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "Keeping student-athletes focused on their academic success when their volleyball identity was suddenly gone is leadership worth celebrating!"
American Volleyball Coaches Association Release