Women's Volleyball earns AVCA Team Academic Award
St. Louis, Mo. - Fontbonne University women's volleyball was one of a record 764 teams that earned 2015-16 All-Academic Team status by the American Volleyball Coaches Association this year.
To be eligible, teams must maintain a 3.30 cumulative team grade point average.
The Griffins were one of four St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams garnering the award of the 140 total NCAA Division III women's teams. It's the third consecutive year for Fontbonne women's volleyball to earn this award.
The AVCA Team Academic Award is the single largest award offered by quantity of schools, players and coaches honored. Since the 2000-2001 season, the number of recipients have increased every single year but two, while amassing a 475 team increase over the span of the last decade. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 62 to its current number of 762.
Girls high school led the way with the number of recipients of 260, an increase of 22 over last year. NCAA Division I honored 131 programs, while NCAA Division II reached a new record with a total of 119 honorees. NCAA Division III had the second-most honorees this year with a total of 140 schools, matching last year's record number.