Eastern Michigan Athletics
EMU Volleyball Earns 16th Consecutive AVCA Academic Award
7/20/2020 3:15:00 PM | Volleyball
The Eagles are one of five teams nationally to earn the honor for 15-or-more years
LEXINGTON, Ky. (EMUEagles.com) – For the 16th consecutive season, the Eastern Michigan University volleyball program was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for academic excellence with the United States Marine Corps (USMC)/AVCA Team Academic Award, the organization announced today, July 20. The Green and White ended the 2019-20 academic year with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30.
"Winning the AVCA Team Academic Award has become one of our greatest yearly goals and the 16-year win streak is one of our proudest traditions," said Head Coach Darcy Dorton. "Each year, we look forward to sharing this with our alumni and celebrating the tradition they began."
Overall, the honor marks the 20th time in the program's history that EMU has earned the award, and makes it one of five teams nationally to earn the honor for 15-or-more consecutive years in the Division I category. The Eagles are joined by Indiana State (22), Bowling Green (20), Toledo (20), and Southern Illinois (15).
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.
The AVCA Team Academic Award is the single largest award offered by quantity of schools, players and coaches honored. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 66 to its current number of 1,313; which broke the 2019 record by almost 200 (1,130).
ABOUT AVCA
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball; with a membership of over 5,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and developing the sport. Members are comprised of national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. Other members include former players, officials, media members and other friends of volleyball. As a group, the AVCA is committed to the development, growth, advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the world. Further information is available at www.avca.org.
ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Service in the Marine Corps is a noble path and demanding journey reserved for those with the willingness to engage and the determination to exceed all mental, moral and physical requirements to become Marines.
The Marine Corps engages in national partnerships that provide valuable opportunities to spread public awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose by connecting the brand to those communities it serves. The relationships established between the Corps and our nation's athletic communities ensure our message of aspirational service resonates with coaches, athletes and their influencers.
The 2020 United States Marine Corp partnership with AVCA has been developed to engage with key publics that are integral to meeting recruiting objectives. The United States Marine Corps looks forward to building enduring relationships with the AVCA member community and lending our support to those coaches and athletic facilitators who help young Americans win battles every day.
"Winning the AVCA Team Academic Award has become one of our greatest yearly goals and the 16-year win streak is one of our proudest traditions," said Head Coach Darcy Dorton. "Each year, we look forward to sharing this with our alumni and celebrating the tradition they began."
Overall, the honor marks the 20th time in the program's history that EMU has earned the award, and makes it one of five teams nationally to earn the honor for 15-or-more consecutive years in the Division I category. The Eagles are joined by Indiana State (22), Bowling Green (20), Toledo (20), and Southern Illinois (15).
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.
The AVCA Team Academic Award is the single largest award offered by quantity of schools, players and coaches honored. Since the award's inception in 1993, the amount of award winners has increased from 66 to its current number of 1,313; which broke the 2019 record by almost 200 (1,130).
ABOUT AVCA
The AVCA, with its headquarters in Lexington, Ky., is managed by Associations International. The mission of the AVCA is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball; with a membership of over 5,000 and counting, the AVCA provides a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and developing the sport. Members are comprised of national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. Other members include former players, officials, media members and other friends of volleyball. As a group, the AVCA is committed to the development, growth, advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the world. Further information is available at www.avca.org.
ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
Service in the Marine Corps is a noble path and demanding journey reserved for those with the willingness to engage and the determination to exceed all mental, moral and physical requirements to become Marines.
The Marine Corps engages in national partnerships that provide valuable opportunities to spread public awareness of the Marine Corps' purpose by connecting the brand to those communities it serves. The relationships established between the Corps and our nation's athletic communities ensure our message of aspirational service resonates with coaches, athletes and their influencers.
The 2020 United States Marine Corp partnership with AVCA has been developed to engage with key publics that are integral to meeting recruiting objectives. The United States Marine Corps looks forward to building enduring relationships with the AVCA member community and lending our support to those coaches and athletic facilitators who help young Americans win battles every day.
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