LEXINGTON, KY - The Vassar College Men's and Women's Volleyball programs join a record-setting group of volleyball programs from across the country continue to prove their dominance off the court as 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award.
"It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom," says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. "The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes."
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Teams with winning streaks of 15 years or longer, including the Brewers Women's Volleyball squad who have been honored for 16 straight seasons, are highlighted on the list of honorees for their consistent commitment to academics.
The additional distinction of Team Academic Honor Roll, which includes both Vassar Men's and Women's Volleyball, celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPA's for their division.