LEXINGTON, ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced the 2017-18 Pacific women's volleyball team was among 975 programs to have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award.
This year's number surpasses last year's total of 835, to set an all-time high.
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 AVCA Team Academic Award is the single largest award offered by quantity of schools, players and coaches honored.