Aug. 4, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Gonzaga University was one of two West Coast Conference schools and one of 71 NCAA Division I programs to earn the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2008-09 season.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors teams which displayed excellence in the classroom by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
The Bulldogs finished the 2008-09 season with a 3.34 cumulative grade point average. Twelve of the 16 student-athletes posted a 3.0 grade point average or higher in at least one semester with nine players landing on either the President’s List or Dean’s list in at least one semester.
“Each year I’m impressed all over again by the academic prowess of volleyball players,” said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer.
Gonzaga is scheduled to begin preseason practice on Monday, Aug. 10. The Zags will open the season with three straight in-season tournaments, beginning with the Weber State University Tournament Aug. 28-29. Gonzaga will face Utah Valley University, Utah State University and Weber State.
AVCA Team Academic Award (NCAA Division I)
American University
Arizona State University
Ball State University
Bowling Green State University
Bradley University
Bryant University
Central Connecticut State University
Central Michigan University
Creighton University
DePaul University
Drake University
Duke University
East Carolina University
Eastern Michigan University
Elon University
Gonzaga University
Harvard University
Illinois State University
Indiana State University
Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville University
Marist College
Marshall University
McNeese State University
Morehead State University
Niagara University
North Dakota State University
Northern Arizona University
Northern Illinois University
Ohio State University
Quinnipiac University
Rice University
Saint Louis University
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
St. John's University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Texas Tech University
University of Akron
University of Central Arkansas
University of Dayton
University of Denver
University of Evansville
University of Florida
University of Kansas
University of Maine-Orono
University of Memphis
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina-Charlotte
University of North Florida
University of Pittsburgh
University of Portland
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Texas-Pan American
University of Toledo
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
University of Wyoming
Utah State University
Utah Valley University
Valparaiso University
Villanova University
Western Illinois University
Western Kentucky University
Western Michigan University
Wichita State University
Winthrop University
Yale University
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