LEXINGTON, Ky. – The South Dakota State volleyball team was among 1,275 teams to earn the United State Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2020-21 season.
With a 3.53 cumulative GPA, the Jackrabbits earned the Team Academic Award for a third-consecutive season, and 10th overall.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
Since the awards inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 62 to its current number of 1,275. Women's collegiate teams were well represented; over 50% of the membership in all three NCAA divisions won the award, including a new record of 243 DI programs.
The 2021 United States Marine Corps partnership with AVCA has been developed to build enduring relationships with the AVCA member community and lend our support to those coaches and athletic facilitators who help young Americans win battles every day.
-GoJacks.com-