AVCA Team Academic Award
AVCA Breaks Another Record With 481 Teams Honored for Academic Excellence
Total overrides the previous mark of 450 schools set in 2009-10
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2011) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that 481 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2010-2011 season. This number once again breaks the previous years' total of 450 and sets a new all-time high for this award.
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.
"A hearty congratulations to all the volleyball coaches whose teams won the 2011 AVCA Team Academic Award," said AVCA Executive Director, Kathy DeBoer. "Teams do not succeed in the classroom by accident any more so than they do on the court. The same coach who taught them volleyball skills cared enough about their academic achievement to gather their grades, calculate their GPA, and submit a nomination on their behalf. In doing so, these coaches sent a clear message that classroom success is just as important as court success. All involved should celebrate this award!"
The Team Academic Award has become one of the AVCA's fastest growing awards programs, seeing an impressive surge in teams honored over the past several years. Since the 2000-2001 season, the number of recipients has increased every single year but one, while amassing an overall 170% increase over the span of the decade. Since the award's inception in 1993, the award has risen by an astounding 674%. NCAA Division II recorded their highest-ever total number of recipients, honoring 57 programs while Division III easily surpassed last year's record of 75 winners with 88 this year. The high school division also set a new record with its 194 recipients.
Prior to 2010-11, only 11 teams had attained the pinnacle of volleyball success in both earning the AVCA Team Academic Award and winning their respective collegiate national championship in the same academic year. This year, the AVCA is proud to recognize three programs -- Calvin College (NCAA Division III), Concordia University-St. Paul (NCAA Division II), and Clearwater Christian College (NCCAA Division II) - all three of whom excelled in the classroom and on the court.
Over 1,000 different schools have earned the award in the program's 19-year history, with exactly 4,297 awards been given out in total. Only two institutions, both high schools, have earned the distinction all 19 years: Jonesboro High School (Jonesboro, Arkansas) and Ross S. Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas).
BREAKDOWN BY CLASSIFICATION
Division Number of recipients Percent Breakdown*
NCAA Division I Women 92 19.25%
NCAA Division II Women 57 11.92%
NCAA Division III Women 88 18.41%
NAIA Women 30 6.28%
Two-Year College Women 12 2.51%
NCCAA Women 2 0.42%
NCAA Collegiate Men 5 0.84%
NAIA Men 1 0.21%
High School (Girls and Boys) 194 40.17%
High School Girls 178
High School Boys 16
* Percentage is based on each category's breakdown of the total 2010-2011 Team Academic recipients.
TOTAL RECIPIENT HISTORY
2010-11: 481
2009-10: 450
2008-09: 409
2007-08: 354
2006-07: 308
2005-06: 287
2004-05: 276
2003-04: 305
2002-03: 205
2001-02: 178
2000-01: 130
1999-2000: 140
1998-99: 149
1997-98: 132
1996-97: 134
1995-96: 116
1994-95: 83
1993-94: 98
1992-93: 62
About AVCA
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball; with a membership of over 5,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and developing the sport. Members are comprised of national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. Other members include former players, officials, media members and other friends of volleyball. As a group, the AVCA is committed to the development, growth, advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the world. Further information is available at http://www.avca.org/.
2011 Team Academic Award Winners:
NCAA Division I Women
| Appalachian State University |
| Arizona State University |
| Arkansas State University |
| Ball State University |
| Baylor University |
| Belmont University |
| Bowling Green State University |
| Brown University |
| Central Connecticut State Univ |
| Central Michigan University |
| Creighton University |
| Delaware State University |
| DePaul University |
| Duke University |
| Eastern Michigan University |
| Eastern Washington University |
| Fairleigh Dickinson University - Teaneck |
| Fordham University |
| Fresno State |
| George Mason University |
| Georgetown University |
| Georgia Southern University |
| Gonzaga University |
| Harvard University |
| Illinois State University |
| Indiana State University |
| Iowa State University |
| Kansas State University |
| Liberty University |
| Lipscomb University |
| Marist College |
| Marquette University |
| Missouri State University |
| Morehead State University |
| Niagara University |
| North Carolina State University |
| Northern Arizona University |
| Northern Illinois University |
| Northwestern University |
| Ohio University |
| Oregon State University |
| Providence College |
| Rice University |
| Robert Morris University (PA) |
| Rutgers University |
| Saint Francis University (PA) |
| Seton Hall University |
| South Dakota State University |
| Southeast Missouri State University |
| Southeastern Louisiana University |
| Southern Illinois University |
| St. John's University |
| Stanford University |
| Syracuse University |
| The Ohio State University |
| University of Alabama |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| University of Arkansas-Little Rock |
| University of California - Berkeley |
| University of Central Florida |
| University of Dayton |
| University of Denver |
| University of Evansville |
| University of Hartford |
| University of Houston |
| University of Idaho |
| University of Kansas |
| University of Memphis |
| University of Miami |
| University of Montana |
| University of New Mexico |
| University of North Florida |
| University of North Texas |
| University of Oregon |
| University of South Carolina Upstate |
| University of Southern Mississippi |
| University of Tennessee |
| University of Texas-San Antonio |
| University of Toledo |
| University of Utah |
| University of Wisconsin-Green Bay |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| University of Wyoming |
| UT Martin |
| Valparaiso University |
| Villanova University |
| Western Illinois University |
| Western Kentucky University |
| Western Michigan University |
| Wichita State University |
| Winthrop University |
| Yale University |
NCAA Division II Women
| Abilene Christian University |
| Adams State College |
| Adelphi University |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University |
| Brevard College (NC) |
| Caldwell College |
| Central Washington University |
| Colorado Christian University |
| Concordia University - St. Paul |
| Drury University |
| East Central University |
| East Stroudsburg University |
| Florida Southern College |
| Francis Marion University |
| Franklin Pierce University |
| Gannon University |
| Holy Family University |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| King College (TN) |
| Lewis University |
| Lynn University |
| Maryville University (MO) |
| Millersville University |
| Missouri S&T |
| Molloy College |
| Northern Michigan University |
| Northwest Missouri State University |
| Ohio Dominican University |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| Ouachita Baptist University |
| Pittsburg State University |
| Regis University |
| Rockhurst University |
| Rollins College |
| Seattle Pacific University |
| Seton Hill University |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
| Southwest Minnesota State University |
| St Edward's University |
| St Joseph's College (IN) |
| St. Mary's University (TX) |
| Stonehill College |
| Texas Woman's University |
| The College of Saint Rose |
| The University of Findlay |
| University of California - San Diego |
| University of Central Missouri |
| University of Mary |
| University of Montevallo |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha |
| University of North Alabama |
| University of South Carolina-Aiken |
| Wayne State College (Neb.) |
| West Chester University |
| Western Washington University |
| Wingate University |
| Winona State University |
NCAA Division III Women
| Albion College |
| Baldwin-Wallace College |
| Beloit College |
| Bethel University (MN) |
| Bowdoin College |
| California Lutheran University |
| Calvin College |
| Carleton College |
| Carnegie-Mellon University |
| Case Western Reserve University |
| Central College (IA) |
| Chapman University |
| Coe College |
| Colby College |
| College of St Benedict (MN) |
| College of St Scholastica |
| Concordia University (IL) |
| Concordia University (TX) |
| Concordia University (WI) |
| Connecticut College |
| Defiance College |
| Dominican University |
| Edgewood College |
| Elizabethtown College |
| Emory University |
| Gallaudet University |
| Geneva College |
| Goucher College |
| Greensboro College |
| Hamilton College |
| Heidelberg University |
| Hope College |
| Husson University |
| Immaculata University |
| Kalamazoo College |
| Macalester College |
| Manchester College |
| Martin Luther College |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Middlebury College |
| Moravian College |
| Muhlenberg College |
| Muskingum University |
| Nebraska Wesleyan University |
| North Park University |
| Northwestern College (MN) |
| Ohio Northern University |
| Otterbein University |
| Penn State Harrisburg |
| Penn State-Altoona |
| Philadelphia Biblical University |
| Piedmont College |
| Rhodes College |
| Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
| Saint Catherine University |
| Saint Mary's College (IN) |
| Saint Mary's University (MN) |
| Simpson College (IA) |
| Skidmore College |
| Southwestern University (TX) |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
| SUNY Cortland |
| SUNY New Paltz |
| SUNY-Fredonia |
| SUNY-Potsdam |
| Susquehanna University |
| Swarthmore College |
| The College of Wooster |
| Thiel College Women's Volleyball |
| Trinity College (Conn.) |
| Tufts University |
| University of Dubuque |
| University of Mount Union |
| University of Redlands |
| University of Rochester |
| University of Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| University of Wisconsin-Stout |
| Vassar College |
| Virginia Wesleyan College |
| Wartburg College |
| Washington University in St. Louis |
| Waynesburg University |
| Webster University |
| Wesleyan University (Conn.) |
| Wheaton College (IL) |
| Williams College |
| Wittenberg University |
NAIA Women
| Bethany College (KS) |
| Briar Cliff University |
| Bryan College |
| Carroll College (MT) |
| Clarke University |
| College of St. Mary (NE) |
| Concordia University (NE) |
| Dakota Wesleyan University |
| Doane College |
| Faulkner University |
| Georgetown College |
| Graceland University |
| Hastings College |
| Indiana Institute of Technology |
| Kansas Wesleyan University |
| Madonna University |
| McKendree University |
| Midland Lutheran College |
| Montana Tech |
| Mount Marty College |
| Olivet Nazarene University |
| Rocky Mountain College |
| South Dakota School of Mines |
| Southern Oregon University |
| Sterling College |
| The College of Idaho |
| Trinity Christian College |
| University of Sioux Falls |
| University of St. Francis (IL) |
| Wayland Baptist University |
Two-Year College Women
| Clackamas Community College |
| Dawson Community College |
| Northeastern Junior College |
| Pratt Community College |
| Seward County Community College |
| Western Wyoming Community College |
| Yavapai College |
| Butler County Community College (KS) |
| Central Community College |
| Des Moines Area Community College |
| Highland Community College (KS) |
| North Platte Community College |
NCCAA Women
| Clearwater Christian College |
| Lincoln Christian University |
NCAA Collegiate Men
| Rutgers University-Newark |
| Stanford University |
| College of Mount Saint Vincent |
| Elmira College |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NAIA Men
Cardinal Stritch University
High School Girls
| Danville High School |
| Homewood High School |
| Conway High School |
| Jonesboro High School |
| Hamilton High School |
| Ironwood Ridge High School |
| Anderson Valley High School |
| Berean Christian High School |
| Clovis West High School |
| Palo Alto High School |
| Pleasant Valley High School |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral |
| San Mateo High School |
| The Bishop's School |
| Ponderosa High School |
| Ramstein High School |
| Bloomfield High School |
| Southington High School |
| The Taft School |
| Charter School of Wilmington |
| John Dickinson High School |
| St. Mark's High School |
| Pine Crest High School |
| Tampa Preparatory School |
| Harrison High School |
| Clinton High School (IA) |
| Harmony High School |
| Nevada High School |
| Antioch High School |
| Batavia High School |
| Benet Academy Girls |
| Immaculate Conception High School |
| Indian Creek High School |
| Loyola Academy |
| McHenry High School |
| Orion High School |
| Saint Ignatius College Prep |
| Washington Community High School |
| Westminster Christian School |
| Wheaton Warrenville South High School |
| Batesville High School |
| Bishop Chatard High School |
| Cathedral High School |
| Columbus East High School |
| Floyd Central High School |
| George Rogers Clark High School |
| Heritage Christian School |
| Milan High School |
| Woodlan High School |
| Ell-Saline High School |
| Hesston High School |
| Liberal High School |
| St. James Academy |
| Beth Haven Christian School |
| Fulton City High School |
| Graves County High School |
| Greenwood High School |
| Henry Clay High School |
| Holy Cross High School |
| Oldham County High School |
| Paul G. Blazer High School |
| Perry County Central High School |
| Scott High School |
| Lutcher High School |
| St. Michael the Archangel High School |
| Bourne High School |
| Frontier Regional High School |
| Longmeadow High School |
| Mahar Regional High School |
| Centennial High School |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel High School |
| Mount Desert Island High School |
| Washington Academy High School |
| Ann Arbor Huron |
| Bedford High School |
| Bronson High School |
| Concord High School |
| Dansville High School |
| Freeland High School |
| Grand Ledge High School |
| Henry Ford II High School |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School |
| Okemos High School |
| Blaine High School |
| Holdingford Area High School |
| Waconia High School |
| Boonville High School |
| Crystal City High School |
| Francis Howell North High School |
| Helias High School |
| Jackson High School |
| Ozark High School |
| St Joseph's Academy |
| St. Charles High School |
| St. Pius X Catholic High School |
| Winnetonka High School |
| Billings Sr High School |
| Fergus High School |
| Malta High School |
| Stillwater Christian School |
| Ardrey Kell High School |
| Charlotte Country Day School |
| Charlotte Latin School |
| High Point Christian Academy |
| Wakefield High School |
| Hastings St. Cecilia |
| Nebraska Lutheran High School |
| Seward High School |
| Immaculate Heart Academy |
| Indian Hills High School |
| Mount Olive High School |
| Parsippany High School |
| Moriarty High School |
| Sandia Prep School |
| Faith Lutheran High School |
| City Honors School |
| Francis Lewis High School |
| Horace Mann High School |
| Scarsdale High School |
| Hardin Northern High School |
| Northwestern-West Salem |
| St. Ursula Academy |
| Troy High School |
| Willoughby South High School |
| Crook County HS |
| Bishop Carroll Catholic High School |
| Garden Spot High School |
| Pine Grove Area High School |
| Red Lion High School |
| West Allegheny High School |
| Bluffton High School |
| Rock Hill High School |
| Wando High School |
| Arlington High School |
| Miller High School |
| Mitchell High School |
| Northwestern High School |
| Parker High School |
| Cypress Woods High School |
| Gorman High School |
| Granbury High School |
| Grapevine High School |
| Henderson High School |
| Hutto High School |
| Magnolia High School |
| Marcus High School |
| Port Isabel High School |
| Poth High School |
| Prosper High School |
| Rider High School |
| Ross S. Sterling High School |
| Rudder High School |
| Spring Woods High School |
| Trinity High School |
| Westlake High School |
| Wichita Falls High School |
| Fort Defiance High School |
| Langley High School |
| Norfolk Collegiate School |
| Oakton High School |
| Westfield High School |
| Garfield High School |
| Beaver Dam High School |
| Berlin High School |
| Brookfield Central High School |
| Campbellsport High School |
| Crandon High School |
| Kettle Moraine High School |
| Lodi High School |
| Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School |
| New London High School |
| Portage High School |
| Racine Lutheran High School |
| River Valley High School |
| Roncalli High School |
| Wisconsin Valley Lutheran High School |
| Horizon High School |
| Spring Grove High School |
Milwaukke Lutheran High School
High School Boys
| Altoona Area High School |
| Cathedral High School |
| Christopher Columbus High School |
| Crespi Carmelite High School |
| Glenbard West High School |
| Hinsdale Central High School |
| Horace Mann High School |
| Ironwood Ridge High School |
| La Jolla High School |
| Los Angeles Lutheran High School |
| Pine Crest High School |
| St. Mark's School of Texas |
| The Harker School |
| Warren Township High School |
| Wheaton Warrenville South High School |
| York High School |
Historical AVCA Team Academic Award Information
- 2009-10 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2009-10 AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients
- 2008-2009 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2008-2009 AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients
- 2007-2008 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2007-2008 List of AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients
- 2006-2007 GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2006-2007 List of GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients
- 2005-2006 GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2005-2006 List of GamePlan/AVCA Team Academic Award Recipients
- 2004-2005 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2003-2004 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2002-2003 AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2001-2002 Molten/AVCA Team Academic Award Release
- 2000-2001 Molten/AVCA Team Academic Award Release
