Huntingdon indoor and beach volleyball teams earn USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Huntingdon indoor and beach volleyball teams were recognized with the release of the United State Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Awards on Monday.

The Hawks were among 1,313 teams recognized from the NCAA Division I level down to the high school level. The 1,313 teams are the most ever recognized with the Team Academic Award in a single season.

The award, which was first presented following the 1992-93 academic year, recognizes collegiate and high school volleyball teams that display excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

Huntingdon was one of eight USA South Athletic Conference programs to earn the award, joining Agnes Scott, Covenant, Greensboro, Meredith, North Carolina Wesleyan, Salem and William Peace.