Michigan Earns Program's First AVCA Team Academic Award
7/27/2020 1:28:00 PM | Volleyball
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The University of Michigan volleyball team earned the United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association (USMC/AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 season, the organizations announced recently, marking the first time in program history the feat has been accomplished.
After tying the record for most conference wins in a season (13), the Wolverines had 11 student-athletes earn Academic All-Big Ten honors, and two -- sophomore Paige Jones and senior Ellie Brooks -- named Big Ten Distinguished Scholars.
"I'm incredibly proud of our entire team for their dedication and commitment to being excellent in the classroom as well as in the gym," said head coach Mark Rosen. "To demonstrate the high level of success they have had in the most competitive volleyball conference, as well as at such an academically competitive university, is no easy task."
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. In total, 1,315 teams across every level (high school, NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, NJCAA and NCCAA) earned the award.
