LEXINGTON, Ky. - - The Ball State men's and women's volleyball programs were part of a record 1,313 teams to earn the United States Marine Corps (USMC) / American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2019-2020 season. The previous record was 1,125 set last year.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball programs which display 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.