University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Volleyball Team Earns Academic Award
8/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Volleyball Team Earns Academic Award HATTIESBURG, Miss.
"The AVCA Team Academic Award captures the true essence of the student-athlete, and the AVCA is honored to recognize these schools for excellence in the classroom," Katherine McConnell, AVCA executive director said. "We are especially pleased to bestow this prestigious award to a record number of teams for the third year in a row."
The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors college and high school teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.0 team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale and a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale during the school year.
Southern Miss was one of 161 college programs to meet requirements for the award, and joined Memphis and TCU as one of three Conference USA teams to qualify. Southern Miss also posted the best GPA in Conference USA with a 3.48 team average.
The team will receive a plaque and each player a certificate to commemorate the award.
