Cameron Muh | Posted: 18 Jul 2022 | Updated: 24 Aug 2022

Cougars earn 2022 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

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BYU Women's Volleyball 2021-22 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky. — BYU women’s volleyball was among 212 women's NCAA Division I teams to earn the 2022 United States Marine Corps (USMC)/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, the USMC and AVCA announced Monday.

Beginning in the 1992-93 academic year, the award 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. As a team, the Cougars averaged a 3.45 GPA during the past fall and winter semesters.

This is the third-straight season that BYU has received the award, earning it in 2020 and 2020-21 as well. It also marks the eighth time the Cougars have been awarded the honor.

A complete list of teams recognized by the AVCA can be found at avca.org.

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