Eagles volleyball earns team academic award
MIKE MAYNARD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 months, 1 week AGO
Eagles volleyball celebrates in a team huddle during a game last season. The Eagles earned a team academic award from the American Volleyball Coaches Association and honor roll distinction for being in the top 20% in their division.
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CHENEY – On Monday, Eastern Washington University athletics announced the volleyball team received the American Volleyball Coaches Associations team academic award. According to their statement, they also received the AVCA team academic honor roll distinction.
“I couldn't be prouder of our team for earning this award,” said head coach Jon Haruguchi. “We ask a great deal of our athletes, and to see their hard work in the classroom recognized on a national level is an honor we deeply value. They consistently represent our team, school, and community with integrity and pride, both on and off the court.”
According to the AVCA, the academic award aims to recognize programs that maintained a 3.3 GPA or higher throughout the 2024-25 academic year. Their honor roll distinction celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their division. This year the AVCA saw record numbers of recipients.
“It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes.”
According to the Eagles statement, this is the program's 21st time receiving the award and their eighth straight.
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