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2365 Harrodsburg Road, Suite A325 • Lexington, KY 40504 Telephone 866-544-2822 • Fax 859-226-4338 k www.avca.org AVCA Breaks Record with 676 Teams Honored for Academic Excellence LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 4, 2014) - The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that 676 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2012-2013 season. This number once again breaks the previous year's total of 623 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. “Too often athletic participation is associated with academic underachievement and this stereotype is simply false when it comes to volleyball,” said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. “Couple the smarts represented by these teams with the competitive experience and team-focused training gained on the court and we have a potent formula for future leadership! What a significant contribution that is by their coaches and schools.” The AVCA 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 have increased every single year but one, while amassing an overall 500% increase over the span of the last decade. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 62 to its current number of 676. NCAA Division I recorded their highest-ever total number of recipients, honoring 134 programs while NCAA Division II also set a new record by reaching a total of 94 honorees. NCAA Division III continues to set new records after 126 schools take home the honor with the Two-Year College category also surpassing their previous high of 16 with 22. Prior to 2013-2014, only 18 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 four programs that excelled in the classroom and on the court: Concordia University, St. Paul (NCA Division II), Calvin College (NCAA Division III), Cowley County Community College (NJCAA Division II) and Clearwater Christian College (NCCAA Division II). Over 1,000 different schools have earned the award in the program’s 22-year history, with exactly 6,126 awards been given out in total. Additionally, there were six programs to earn recognition in the inaugural sand category. BREAKDOWN BY CLASSIFICATION Division Number of recipients Percent Breakdown* NCAA Division I Women 134 20% NCAA Division II Women 94 14% NCAA Division III Women 126 18.6% NAIA Women 33 5% Two-Year College 22 3.2% NCCAA 2 .3% NCAA Collegiate Men 7 1% High School Girls 225 33% High School Boys 27 4% College Sand 6 .9% * Percentage is based on each category's breakdown of the total 2013-2014 Team Academic recipients. Recipients: NCAA Division I Women Eastern Michigan University Manhattan College Abilene Christian University Eastern Washington University Marist College American University Fordham University Marquette University Appalachian State University Fresno State University Marshall University Arizona State University Furman University McNeese State University Auburn University Gardner-Webb University Mercer University Austin Peay State University Georgetown University Miami University (OH) Ball State University Georgia Southern University Missouri State University Baylor University Hampton University Morehead State University Bethune-Cookman College Harvard University Niagara University Bowling Green State University Hofstra University North Dakota State University Bradley University Illinois State University Northeastern University Brown University Indiana State University Northern Illinois University Bryant University Iona College Northern Kentucky University Bucknell University IPFW Northwestern State University Butler University IUPUI Oakland University Canisius College Jacksonville State University Ohio University Central Connecticut State Univ Jacksonville University Oral Roberts University Central Michigan University Kansas State University Oregon State University Chicago State University Kennesaw State University Radford University College of Charleston Kent State University Rice University College of the Holy Cross Lehigh University Rutgers University Dartmouth College Liberty University Saint Mary's College (CA) DePaul University Lipscomb University Sam Houston State University Duke University LIU Brooklyn Seattle University Duquesne University Loyola University Maryland Southeast Missouri State University East Tennessee State University Loyola University-Chicago Southern Illinois University Eastern Kentucky University Southern Methodist University University of New Hampshire Barry University Southern Utah University University of North Dakota Bentley University St. John's University University of North Texas California State University Monterey Bay Stetson University University of Northern Colorado California University of Pennsylvania Stony Brook University University of Northern Iowa Carson Newman University Temple University University of Rhode Island Catawba College Tennessee Tech University University of San Francisco Cedarville University Texas Tech University University of South Carolina Central Washington University The Citadel University of South Carolina Upstate Chadron State College University at Buffalo University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Chestnut Hill College University of Akron University of the Pacific Clarion University University of Alabama University of Toledo Colorado Mesa University University of Alabama at Birmingham University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Colorado State University - Pueblo University of Arkansas-Little Rock UT Martin Concordia University - St. Paul University of California - Irvine Utah Valley University Dominican University of California University of Central Florida UTSA Dowling College University of Denver Valparaiso University Emporia State University University of Evansville Villanova University Florida Southern College University of Hartford Western Kentucky University Franklin Pierce University University of Idaho Western Michigan University Gannon University University of Illinois Wichita State University Goldey-Beacom College University of Iowa Yale University Grand Valley State University University of Kansas Youngstown State University Hillsdale College University of Louisiana Indiana University of Pennsylvania NCAA Division II Women University of Louisiana-Monroe Kentucky Wesleyan College Academy of Art University University of Louisville King University (TN) Adelphi University University of Memphis Lees-McRae College Anderson University (SC) University of Missouri Lewis University Angelo State University University of Montana Lindenwood University Armstrong Atlantic State University University of Nebraska-Omaha Lubbock Christian University NCAA Division III Women Lynn University St Edward's University Albion College McKendree University St. Mary's University (TX) Alma College Mercy College Texas Woman's University Anderson University (Ind.) Mercyhurst College The College of Saint Rose Augsburg College Minnesota State University, Mankato The University of Findlay Aurora University Minnesota State University-Moorhead Truman State University Bard College Missouri S&T Tusculum College Beloit College Missouri Western State University Union University (TN) Berry College Molloy College University of Alaska Fairbanks Bethany College (WV) New York Institute of Technology University of Bridgeport Bethel University (MN) Newberry College University of Central Missouri Birmingham-Southern College Northern Michigan University University of Central Oklahoma Bowdoin College Northern State University University of Montevallo Bryn Mawr College Northwest Missouri State University University of New Haven California Lutheran University Northwood University (MI) University of Sioux Falls Calvin College Notre Dame College (OH) University of Southern Indiana Capital University Ohio Dominican University University of Tampa Carleton College Oklahoma Panhandle State University University of West Alabama Case Western Reserve University Ouachita Baptist University University of Wisconsin-Parkside Centenary College (LA) Palm Beach Atlantic University Valdosta State University Central College (IA) Quincy University Washburn University Chapman University Rockhurst University Wayne State College (Neb.) Clark University Rollins College Wayne State University Coe College Saginaw Valley State University West Chester University Colby College Seattle Pacific University Wheeling Jesuit University College of St Benedict (MN) Seton Hill University William Jewell College College of St Elizabeth South Dakota School of Mines Wilmington University (DE) Colorado College Southern Arkansas University Wingate University Connecticut College Southwest Minnesota State University Winona State University Cornell College (Iowa) Spring Hill College DePauw University Lycoming College Springfield College Dickinson College Macalester College St John Fisher College Dominican University MacMurray College St Lawrence University Dominican University Maranatha Baptist Bible College Stevens Institute of Technology Eastern Connecticut