LEXINGTON, Ky. – Eastern Washington volleyball continues to perform at a high-level in the classroom and earned its 10^th consecutive Team Academic Award from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). The Eagles have now earned 19 Team Academic Awards from AVCA in program history.

The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball programs that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale.

Eastern qualified for the award after earning a 3.4 cumulative GPA for the 2021-22 academic year. The program also placed 11 student-athletes on the Fall Big Sky All-Academic team.

The Eagles have maintained its academic success for a decade now and previously earned seven consecutive AVCA Academic awards from 1999 to 2005. The Eagles are one of nine Big Sky programs to earn the award for the 2021-2022 academic year.

About the AVCA
The AVCA, an educationally based nonprofit headquartered in Lexington, KY, is the largest and most diverse volleyball coaches' association in the world. With a broad mandate to develop the sport, the AVCA provides leadership, recognition, advocacy, and professional development opportunities to over 8,000 volleyball coaches. Members include college, high school, club, and youth coaches, and well as a wide variety of product and service providers. Further information is available at avca.org.

About the United States Marine Corps
AVCA's long-standing partner, the United States Marine Corps, extends its support to the nation's coaches and educators. Whether engaging a local Marine to work with athletes or recognizing high-achieving students, with your support as an influencer we will work together to ensure the success of our youth and the future of our nation. For more information about the Marine Influencer Program, or to invite a Marine to spend time with your team, please email community@marines.usmc.mil or visit https://RMI.Marines.com/Influencer.