Eastern Michigan Athletics
Volleyball Earns 22nd-Consecutive AVCA Team Academic Award
7/23/2026 12:00:00 PM | Volleyball
22-year streak stands as the third-longest in NCAA Division I
LEXINGTON, Ky. (EMUEagles.com) -- For the 22nd-consecutive academic year, the Eastern Michigan University volleyball program has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, the association announced Thursday, July 23.
Eastern volleyball continued its tradition of academic excellence as its 22-year streak stands as the third-longest in NCAA Division I. Moreover, it is one of five NCAA Division I programs to earn the award for at least 26 academic years along with fellow Mid-American Conference institutions Bowling Green and Toledo. To make the list, teams were required to maintain a year-long GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale).
For the first time in program history, the team landed on the AVCA Honor Roll, as its program-record 3.811 cumulative GPA lands inside the top 20% of Division I programs.
The team's 3.811 cumulative GPA ranks first among EMU women's programs. Most recently in the 2026 winter semester, the team posted a semester-record 3.832 with 19 Eagles recording at least a 3.00 and six notching a perfect 4.00.
Several Green & White student-athletes earned individual academic honors as the Eagles landed a conference-best eight on the Academic All-MAC list, Dec. 15, including returning student-athletes Taeley Mahler (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) and Surabhi Srinivasan (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome). EMU's eight honorees are its most since at least 2005.
Furthermore, four Eagles, including Srinivasan, garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, Dec. 16, recording GPAs of at least 3.50 while competing in 90% of the team's contests.
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Eastern volleyball continued its tradition of academic excellence as its 22-year streak stands as the third-longest in NCAA Division I. Moreover, it is one of five NCAA Division I programs to earn the award for at least 26 academic years along with fellow Mid-American Conference institutions Bowling Green and Toledo. To make the list, teams were required to maintain a year-long GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale).
For the first time in program history, the team landed on the AVCA Honor Roll, as its program-record 3.811 cumulative GPA lands inside the top 20% of Division I programs.
The team's 3.811 cumulative GPA ranks first among EMU women's programs. Most recently in the 2026 winter semester, the team posted a semester-record 3.832 with 19 Eagles recording at least a 3.00 and six notching a perfect 4.00.
Several Green & White student-athletes earned individual academic honors as the Eagles landed a conference-best eight on the Academic All-MAC list, Dec. 15, including returning student-athletes Taeley Mahler (Fort Wayne, Ind./Homestead) and Surabhi Srinivasan (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome). EMU's eight honorees are its most since at least 2005.
Furthermore, four Eagles, including Srinivasan, garnered College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors, Dec. 16, recording GPAs of at least 3.50 while competing in 90% of the team's contests.
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Stay connected with the Eagles by following @EMUVolleyball and @EMUAthletics on X for all of the latest EMU volleyball updates. Be sure to also follow the Green and White on Instagram, @EMU_Volleyball and @emuathletics.
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