Pepperdine Beach Volleyball Garners AVCA Team Academic Award
8/2/2018 9:48:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
The Waves amassed a 3.372 grade point average in the 2017-18 academic year.
MALIBU, Calif. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that 835 teams have earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2017-18, including the Pepperdine beach volleyball squad.
The 835 teams that have earned the honor this year breaks the all-time record set in 2017 of 822 teams.Â
The beach squad tabbed a 3.372 cumulative grade point average throughout the 2017-18 school year, after 9-of-13 eligible players surpassed the required 3.30 GPA mark. The highest grade point average was posted by the most recent alumna, Corinne Quiggle, who finished her senior season with a 4.0 grade point average in the year.
The AVCA honors 23 collegiate beach volleyball programs, surpassing last year's record of 19.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
2017-18 Breakdown by Classification
Division                                  Number of recipients
NCAA Division I Women            164
NCAA Division II Women           129Â
NCAA Division III Women           174Â
NAIA Women                     49Â
Two-Year College                  26Â
USCAA Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1
Collegiate Men                    24Â
High School Girls               358 (4 sand)Â
High School Boys                  218
College Beach                     23
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