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Volleyball Named Recipient of AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Charlotte 49ers women's volleyball team has been named as a recipient of the 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, as announced by the organization Wednesday afternoon.

Joining Charlotte were nine other American Athletic Conference schools (East Carolina, Memphis, Rice, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, UAB, UTSA, and Wichita State).

The Niners had a 3.68 GPA for the year. Thirteen student-athletes were named to the Athletic Director's List, four were named to the Dean's List, and five had perfect GPA's. Additionally, four players — Lara Kretschmer, Annika Thompson, Sydney Baham, and Annika Wetterstrom — earned Academic All-District honors.