LEXINGTON, K.Y. – The Fresno State volleyball team has received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2023-24 academic year, the organization announced on Friday.
The award honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs that strive for excellence in the classroom by earning at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average in the 2023-24 school year.
The Bulldogs have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for five consecutive years, and 13 of the last 15 seasons.
A record number of volleyball programs have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
"We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season on the court has extended to the classroom, too, as evidenced by more programs earning the AVCA Team Academic Award than ever before," says AVCA CEO Dr. Jaime Gordon. "This is a great example of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their full potential as both students and athletes."
Fresno State stands among four additional Mountain West schools to receive the award for 2023-24 in New Mexico, Utah State, Wyoming and Colorado State.