Oregon State Volleyball Team Earns Second AVCA Team Academic Award
Volleyball Earns Second AVCA Team Academic Award
Lexington, Ky. – The Oregon State volleyball team is a recipient of the 2009-10 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award, announced Tuesday. This is the second award for the Beavers, capturing the same honor in 2007-08.
The award, which was introduced in the 1992-93 academic year, honors teams who have matched their dedication to the sport of volleyball with excellence in the classroom. This year there were 450 high school and college teams that earned the award, 94 of those being Division I women’s teams.
The team completed its goal of posting a team grade point average above a 3.0 every term after earning a 3.38 in the fall, a 3.34 in the winter and 3.42 in the spring, and it has led all intercollegiate teams at Oregon State for four straight terms, beginning with the spring 2009 term. Overall, the 2009 squad earned a cumulative 3.36 for the academic year.
Volleyball earned the second most Pac-10 All-Academic nods during the 2009 season with six, led by senior Bree Knitter (Fallbrook, Calif.) and junior Jill Sawatzky (St. Andrews, Manitoba), who were named the first team. Over 100 Oregon State student-athletes were named to Pac-10 All-Academic teams.
To be eligible for the award, teams must have at least a 3.30 GPA on a 4.0 scale, and the head coach must describe his/her academic philosophy and how the team maintains success in the classroom.
The Beavers start their 2010 campaign at home on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 12:00 p.m. in the Orange and Black Scrimmage before hosting the Corvallis Invitational the following weekend in legendary Gill Coliseum. Season tickets and single-match tickets are also on sale now for the 15 home matches through the Oregon State Athletic Ticket Office. Purchase your volleyball tickets today by visiting www.osubeavers.com or calling 1-800-GOBEAVS.
For the full 2010 schedule and the latest in Beaver volleyball, visit osubeavers.com.
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