PROVIDENCE, R.I.  – Brown volleyball earned the 2025 American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, the AVCA announced on Monday (July 21).
 
The Bears continued their strong success in the classroom, earning the Team Academic Award for the 15th-straight season. Brown is just one of 17 programs in women’s Division I volleyball to have a streak of 15 years earning the honor.
 
To earn the award, a team must post a year-long GPA of 3.3 or higher. This year, the AVCA honored 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams.
 
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION

The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the backbone of our athletics program, playing a crucial role in enhancing the student-athlete experience. This is possible through philanthropic support from our alumni, parents, fans, and friends. Your gift through the Sports Foundation can immediately impact today’s Brown Bears, helping them excel in the classroom, in competition, and, most importantly, in the community. Please click here to learn more about how you can support the Bears.

 

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL

For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on X and @BrownU_Bears on Instagram. Like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.

Mud volleyball is always a big hit at the Greene County Fair. The scene changed a bit Thursday night, as storms rolled in and lightning delayed the fun. Organizers made the tough decision not to postpone the fun to another date, but instead moved the event into the indoor horse arena where the teams played in the sand.

A total of 19 teams competed in three different age brackets. The youth bracket included ages 10 through 13, intermediate included ages 14 through 18 and the young adult bracket included ages 19 through 24.

The youth division had four teams vying for the win. The teams included American Hitters, Big Dogs, Setsy and We Know It and Classic Aces. The Classic Aces played three games, including the championship game against the Big Dogs in the youth division.

The intermediate division had the most entries, with a total of eight teams competing for the winning spot. Teams consisted of Net Ninjas, Dirty Divas, Gold Diggers, USA, Mud Dawgs, Muddy Buddies, Muddy Mayhem and The Goon Balls. The Dirty Divas played four games before picking up the win in the intermediate division.

The young adult division had seven teams battling it out. The teams were The Piggers, Smack That Ace, Matsch Monster, Indiana Farm Bureau, Dirty Sets, Hits and Giggles and Swamp Spikers. In the end, Indiana Farm Bureau earned bragging rights after playing four games.

Winning teams earned t-shirts and a cash prize to split.

CHENEY. Wash. – The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced that both the Eastern Washington University men’s and women’s track and field teams have earned All-Academic Team honors for their performance in the classroom.

“I am extremely proud of this team,” said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Erin Tucker. “Three years in a row we have been all-academic in XC and Track. We are working hard on our mission to be a Top-25 team, with a 3.0 GPA, while being active and engaged in the community. We are killing the 2nd and 3rd part of our mission and we take the necessary steps this year to get the 1st!”

 

In addition, Maddy Shekhawat was recognized individually, becoming the only Eagle named a USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Athlete.

 

“Maddy had as great of a freshman year anyone can ask for,” said Tucker. “He had some ups and downs, and he fought like real champions do. Hats off to the academic team for all their hard work with him and the team. Maddy is a great example of what we want in a Student-Athlete. Go Eags!”

 

To qualify for the All-Academic Team award, institutions must have a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) for all student-athletes listed on the NCAA Squad List for indoor and/or outdoor track and field. The GPA must include the most recent grading period and be certified by the institution’s NCAA Faculty Representative, Compliance Coordinator, or Registrar’s Office.

GPA Calculation Guidelines:

• Total the cumulative number of semester or quarter hours earned by all student-athletes on the NCAA Squad List, including the most recent grading period.
• Total the cumulative number of quality points earned by those student-athletes.
• Divide the total quality points by the total credit hours to determine the cumulative GPA.

Institutions using a grading scale other than 4.0 must convert their GPA to a 4.0 scale using the standard formula:
GPA ÷ Scale × 4.0
 

Join the Eagle Athletic Fund for as low as $50 per year! Support Eagle student-athletes on and off the field while enjoying exclusive EAF perks such as season ticket and tailgating priority, invitations to special events, exclusive access, and more. Visit goeags.com/eaf for more information.

ABOUT EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

Eastern Washington University Athletics sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports, six for men and eight for women, both as learning opportunities for its most athletically talented students and as an enhancement to student and community life. Eastern is affiliated with Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is a member of the Big Sky Conference, an association of 10 regional schools with comparable enrollments and academic goals. 

 

 

LEXINGTON, Ky. – The volleyball team earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, for the 2024-25 academic year.
 
In addition, EKU also earned AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll distinction for having a team grade-point-average in the top 20% in NCAA Division I.
 
To earn the Team Academic Award, which began during the 1992-93 season, teams must display excellence in the classroom by maintaining a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale.
 
During the 2024-25 academic year, the Colonels had a cumulative 3.751 GPA.  During the spring semester, the team posted its highest semester GPA on record at 3.872.  The entire team earned Colonel Scholar honors and nine players had a 4.0 GPA for the semester.  In the fall of 2024, the Colonels posted a 3.679 team GPA, the highest for a fall semester on record for the program.
 
Since the start of the 2023 season, the Colonels are a combined 42-19.  EKU has posted back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 2004 and 2005.  In 2024, the team finished 21-10 and advanced to the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament semifinals.

 

NEW ORLEANS – Indiana State’s longstanding tradition of excellence in competition and the classroom was recognized by the USTFCCCA, as the Sycamore men’s and women’s track and field teams were named All-Academic Teams for the 2024-25 season.
 
In addition to the team accomplishments, nine Sycamores were selected to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Teams.
 
The Sycamore men received the team academic honor after posting a 3.329 cumulative team GPA through the spring 2025 semester, while Indiana State’s women’s team was recognized for its 3.528 cumulative team GPA through the spring 2025 semester. Both the men’s and women’s teams improved on their 2023-24 team GPA, while also combining to win three of the four MVC Track and Field Championships during the 2024-25 campaign.
 
The 2024-25 season marked the 23nd time that Indiana State was named a USTFCCCA Women’s Track and Field All-Academic Team, including each of the last 10 seasons, while the Sycamores earned USTFCCCA Men’s Track and Field All-Academic Team recognition for the 14th time in program history and ninth consecutive season. To earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors, teams must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
 
Among Indiana State’s All-Academic Athletes, Wyatt Puff put himself in a tier of his own by becoming the first five-time All-Academic Athlete in program history. Will Staggs earned his fourth All-Academic Athlete honor, while Rachel Mehringer and Brooklyn Pfaff earned their second All-Academic accolade. Sloan Cox, Elias Foor, Collin Forrest, Aliseonna Garnett and Ryan Handy were all first-time All-Academic honorees.
 
This season’s honors marked the 14th time in the last 15 years that Indiana State cross country picked up USTFCCCA All-Academic Team accolades on the women’s side, while the Sycamore men’s cross country team has earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors 12 times in the last 15 seasons announcement. Indiana State has been named a USTFCCCA All-Academic Team for men’s and women’s cross country in each of head cross country coach Brad Butler‘s four seasons at the helm.
 
To earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete honors, student-athletes must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Athletes must have completed at least two semesters at their current institution, finished the season ranked in the top 96 of any championship event or to 48 in a championship relay event during indoor season, or be ranked in the top 48 in an individual event in the East or West or participate in any round of the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships during outdoor season.
 
 
Follow the Sycamores

For the latest information on the Sycamore Track & Field and Cross Country teams, make sure to check out GoSycamores.com. You can also find the team on social media including Facebook and Twitter. Fans can also receive updates on Sycamore Athletics by downloading the March On App from the both the App Store and the Google Play Store.
 

– #MarchOn –