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Gophers Earn AVCA Team Academic Award Once Again
7/23/2024 11:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Minnesota earns the honor for the fifth straight year
MINNEAPOLIS -- A record number of volleyball programs have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
"We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season on the court has extended to the classroom, too, as evidenced by more programs earning the AVCA Team Academic Award than ever before," says AVCA CEO Dr. Jaime Gordon. "This is a great example of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their full potential as both students and athletes."
INTENT, which is in its first year of sponsoring the prestigious award, is a game-changing, digital platform links student-athletes (along with military special ops veterans) to a powerful network of candidate-seeking employers. The tech, information and internet company guides student-athletes and service members toward professional and personal success in life after sports and service.
For the fifth straight year, the Golden Gophers have earned AVCA Team Academic Award honors. Minnesota earned a 3.53 team GPA during the 2023-24 school year, including a 3.55 this past spring. Eight Gophers, Lauren Crowl, Skylar Gray, Julia Hanson, Taylor Landfair, Elise McGhie, Chloe Ng, Melani Shaffmaster and Mckenna Wucherer, earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in December. Julia Hanson and Mckenna Wucherer were also named CSC Academic All-District.
About the AVCA
The AVCA, an educationally based nonprofit headquartered in Lexington, KY, is the largest and most diverse volleyball coaches' association in the world. With a broad mandate to develop the sport, the AVCA provides leadership, recognition, advocacy, and professional development opportunities to over 8,200 volleyball coaches. Members include college, high school, club, and youth coaches, and well as a wide variety of product and service providers. Further information is available at avca.org.