Women’s volleyball team receives USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Olivet College women’s volleyball team has received the United States Marine Corp/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Olivet College women's volleyball team has received the United States Marine Corp/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award.
The award, which began in in the 1992-93 academic year, recognizes volleyball teams that maintain a 3.30 or higher cumulative grade point average (GPA) for the most recently finished academic year.
Under the leadership of head coach Megan Merchant, the Comets had a 3.54 team GPA during the 2020-21 academic year. The Comets have received this award six times, including the third straight year. The other three times were in 2010, 2013 and 2014.
Olivet is among the 233 NCAA Division III women's teams to earn this honor. In addition, all nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association schools earned the honor.
