NEW ORLEANS, LA (July 22, 2025) — On Monday, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) released its 2025 Track and Field All-Academic Awards. In the classroom, on the track, and in the field, student-athletes who stood out in all areas of the student-athlete experience during the 2025 collegiate track and field seasons were honored with this year’s release. Among the honorees were seniors Owen Foytack and Victoria Zultevicz and junior Katey SHoemaker who earned All-Academic Athlete recognition, while bot the King’s College men’s and women’s track and field programs were recognized as All-Academic Teams.

Foytack earns his first USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honor for his career as the seventh men’s track and field student-athlete to collect the recognition. Zultevicz also picks up her first career accolade as an All-Academic Athlete as the fifth Monarch women’s track and field athlete to appear on the list, while Shoemaker tabs her second consecutive honor and becomes the second women’s track and field athlete to earn the award twice in her career. USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete is awarded to all nominated student-athletes who maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale, either finished the season among the top 50 individuals as listed on the descending order lists on TFRRS, competed at the Indoor or Outdoor National Championships, or competed as a member of one of the top 35 relay teams on the descending order list on TFRRS.

Both the King’s men’s and women’s track and field teams collected USTFCCCA All-Academic Team recognition for the eighth time out of a possible 10 years as a varsity program under head coach Mike Kolinovsky. The men’s team submitted a 3.37 team GPA and finished among eight men’s programs in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) on this year’s list. The women’s team posted a 3.63 team GPA and finished as one of 11 women’s programs from the MAC to be recognized in 2025. All-Academic Team is awarded to all nominated teams who had a cumulative team GPA of all student-athletes who used a season of eligibility of at least a 3.10 on a 4.0 scale.

–MONARCHS–

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Winston-Salem State University Volleyball has officially announced its 2025 schedule, featuring a slate of competitive matchups including invitationals, conference showdowns, and the highly anticipated CIAA tournament.

The Rams open the season on Saturday, August 30 with a preseason scrimmage against either Tuskegee or Lees-McRae before heading into regular-season play.

WSSU hits the road for its official opener at Catawba College on Tuesday, September 9 in Salisbury, N.C. The team will then compete in back-to-back invitationals, beginning with the Greenwood Invitational from September 12–13, featuring matchups against Chowan, Young Harris, Saint Anselm, and host Lander University.

The following weekend, WSSU travels to Athens, West Virginia for a four-match stretch in the Athens Invitational, facing off against Rollins, Concord, Davis & Elkins, and West Virginia Wesleyan from September 19–20.

Conference play begins on Thursday, September 25 as the Rams visit Fayetteville State, followed by a road trip to Shaw University on September 29.

The CIAA Round-Up series kicks off with Round-Up #1 on October 4–5, with locations and matchups to be announced. WSSU returns home on October 9 to face Johnson C. Smith, followed by a Livingstone College visit on October 13.

CIAA Round-Up #2 is set for October 18–19, again with details to be finalized. WSSU resumes home action against Shaw (Oct. 23) and Claflin (Oct. 27), before wrapping up the regular season with three road matches against Johnson C. Smith (Oct. 30), Livingstone (Nov. 3), and Claflin (Nov. 6).

The Rams close the regular season at home on Monday, November 10 against Fayetteville State, setting the stage for postseason play.

The CIAA Tournament returns to Bowie, Maryland, from November 21–23, where the Rams will look to make a deep run in the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship rounds.

Head Coach Christa Brown and the Rams are ready to build on last season’s momentum and make their mark in the CIAA and beyond.

For updates and more, follow WSSU Volleyball on Instagram at wssuvolleyball and visit our website at www.wssurams.com.

 

HOUSTON – The Rice men’s and women’s track and field teams had a combined nine student-athletes named to the U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team, an award that honors those who excel both in meets and in the classroom, the organization announced.
 
The men’s and women’s track and field programs were both recipients of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team awards. The women’s team under head coach Jim Bevan posted a 3.7305 GPA, which ranks sixth among all qualified teams, while the men’s team under head coach Jon Warren posted a 3.495 GPA.
 
In order to qualify for an individual athlete recognition, the athlete must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 (4.0 scale) and be within the top 96 (indoors) or regional top 48 (outdoors) in their respective events. In order to qualify for team recognition, a program must finish with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale).
 
This year’s Rice honorees on the women’s team are Saniya Friendly (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Riana Green (sport management), Julia Johannesdottir (undeclared), Alice Taylor (sports medicine and exercise physiology), Josie Taylor (earth, environmental & planetary sciences) and Mckyla Van der Westhuizen (sports medicine and exercise physiology).
 
The Rice men receiving recognition are Cal Abdulky (business), Jack Greaves (mechanical engineering) and Juan Marais (biosciences).
 

Women’s Volleyball | 7/22/2025 12:41:00 PM

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The St. John Fisher University women’s volleyball team has been named a recipient of an American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2024-25 academic year, the organization announced on Monday. The Cardinals have earned the honor 11 years in a row and 17 times in program history. 

Established in 1992-93, the award, sponsored by INTENT, honors high school and collegiate volleyball programs across the nation that maintain a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale). A record 1,450 programs earned the award this year, according to the AVCA. 

The Cardinals, who won the Empire 8 Conference and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2024, posted a 3.46 GPA as a team during the 2024-25 academic year. They had four players earn College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors and 15 players named to the Empire 8 Conference President’s List (including spring and fall). 

St. John Fisher opens its 2025 season on the road against Ithaca College at 3 p.m. Friday, August 29. 

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Pepperdine beach volleyball has received the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award, given by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

The award celebrates collegiate and high school volleyball teams that maintained a year-long team grade-point average of 3.3 or higher on a 4.0 scale. It marks the ninth straight year that Pepperdine has received this honor.

The Waves had an astounding year in the classroom, with 12 of 14 team members landing on the WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater.

Overall, the team logged a GPA over 3.5, contributing to the department’s record-setting year in the classroom.

Pepperdine is one of 1,450 collegiate and high school programs nationwide to receive this year’s award, which sets a new record for the most teams honored in the award’s history. The award, established in the 1992–93 academic year, continues to grow in prestige and significance across all levels of the sport, from high school to collegiate programs. 

For more information and to see the full list of honorees, visit HERE.

About the American Volleyball Coaches Association  

The association’s mission is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development. The membership includes more than 10,000 collegiate, professional, high school, club, and youth volleyball coaches—primarily in the United States. The AVCA represents women’s volleyball, men’s volleyball, and beach volleyball coaches, and works to increase exposure and recognition for the sport of volleyball.