2020 USMC/AVCA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD LIST

Three members from the Continental Volleyball Conference have received the Team Academic Award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association for the 2020 season. Elizabethtown College, Juniata College, and Kean University were among the 38 men's programs to receive the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award which honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. In all, there were 1,313 teams from various divisions and levels that were recognized with the award by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).  

This marks the first time in program history that Elizabethtown College has received the award. Juniata is receiving its second straight award while Kean is receiving its third consecutive honor.

In terms of USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award winners by subgroup, girls high school led the way with 461 recipients. In all three NCAA Women's Divisions, over 50% of the membership won the award, led by 68% in DI, 57% in DII, and 53% in DIII. In the emerging sport of beach volleyball, 49% of teams won the award and in the fastest growing sector of Collegiate Men, 38 schools were honored, doubling the number from the previous year.