Marquette University Athletics
Volleyball earns AVCA Team Academic Award
7/17/2024 12:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Golden Eagles combined for a 3.69 GPA in 2023-24 to earn honor roll recognition
AVCA Release
LEXINGTON, Kentucky - The Marquette University women's volleyball team has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT with honor roll distinction for the 2023-24 academic year, the AVCA announced on Wednesday.Â
As one of the teams to earn mention on the AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll, the Golden Eagles finished among the top 20% in all of NCAA Division I with a 3.69 grade-point average during the academic year. All 15 individuals still enrolled (not including December graduates) were named to Marquette's Athletics Director Honor Roll for the spring semester and recorded a 3.79 GPA, while Morgan Daugherty, Sarah Kushner, Samantha Naber and Natalie Ring each earned perfect 4.0 GPAs. All four also had 4.0s during the fall semester, in addition to Carsen Murray.
"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."
The additional distinction of Team Academic Honor Roll celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their division.
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. Marquette has earned the honor 10 times, including in each of the last six academic years.
Find the full list of AVCA Team Academic Award recipients here.
About INTENT
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.
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.
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