STANFORD, Calif. - The Cardinal men's, women's and beach volleyball teams were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) today as recipients of the AVCA Team Academic Award.
Stanford is the only Division I institution in the nation to have each of its programs (men's, women's and beach) earn the prestigious academic honor. The women’s indoor team also earned the distinction of AVCA Team Academic Honor Roll, representing the top 20 percent of GPAs nationally in its division.
The women’s indoor team boasted a 3.721 team GPA for the 2024-25 academic year with 13 of 15 student-athletes recording a 3.30-or-better. The beach team turned in a 3.705 GPA with 22 of its 24 student-athletes notching a 3.30-or-better, while the men's team registered a 3.574 GPA with 14 of 16 student-athletes earning a 3.30-or-better.
The beach and women's teams are receiving the honor for the 11th straight season. The women's team, which has collected the honor for the 19th time overall, is one of 13 ACC schools being recognized. The beach squad is one of four MPSF schools to earn the award.
The men's team has now earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for a sixth consecutive season, marking the 14th time in program history. The Cardinal is one of three MPSF squads to earn the award in 2024-25, and one of just 14 Division I teams being recognized.
The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.
Full list of 2024-25 AVCA Team Academic Award recipients can be found here.