LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) announced Monday that Kansas volleyball was awarded the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2021-22 season.
The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a yearlong grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
The accolade marks the third consecutive season the KU volleyball team earned the AVCA Team Academic Award. The Jayhawks are one of 201 D1 teams earning the award.
The top-20 percent of team GPA’s from each division are designated as Team Academic Honor Roll schools, representing the highest scholarly achievement in the sport of volleyball.