Butler Volleyball honored with AVCA Team Academic Award

Butler Volleyball honored with AVCA Team Academic Award

For the second consecutive year, the Butler Volleyball team has been awarded with the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award.

The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams of all levels that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.

Finishing with a team GPA of 3.59, the Grizzlies were one of 32 two-year programs to earn the award this year.

For the second consecutive year, the Grizzlies posted the best team GPA amongst Butler teams with a 3.59 and finished 18th overall in the NJCAA.

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2019-2020 Volleyball team:

4.0 GPA: Amalie Rupertova, Ashley Larkin, Jessie Nibarger, Morgan Bryand, Taylor Lang, Yoana Tsaneva 

3.80-3.99 GPA: Sydney Hefty, Sydney Scanlon

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