STANFORD, Calif. - The Cardinal men's, women's and beach volleyball teams were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) today as recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award.
Stanford is the only Division I institution in the nation to have each of its programs (men's, women's and beach) earn the prestigious academic honor.
The beach team boasted a 3.629 GPA for the 2023-24 academic year with 20 of its 22 student-athletes recording a 3.30-or-better. The women's indoor team turned in a 3.605 team GPA with 13 of the team's 16 players carrying a 3.30-or-better, while the men's team recorded a 3.462 GPA with 13 of 19 student-athletes earning a 3.30-or-better.
The beach and women's teams are receiving the honor for the 10th straight season. The beach squad is one of seven Pac-12 schools to earns the award. The women's team, which has collected the honor for the 18th time overall, is one of eight Pac-12 schools being recognized.
The men's team has now earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for a fifth consecutive season, marking the 13th time in program history. The Cardinal is one of two MPSF squads to earn the award in 2023-24, and one of just 12 Division I teams being recognized.
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.
Full list of 2023-24 AVCA Team Academic Award recipients can be found here.