The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) has announced that the Coffeyville Community College women's volleyball team has earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 school year.
According to the AVCA, "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."
The AVCA goes on to say that "Prior to 2018-2019, only 37 teams had attained the pinnacle of volleyball success in both earning the AVCA Team Academic Award and winning their respective collegiate national championship in the same academic year. This year, the AVCA is proud to recognize four programs that excelled in the classroom and on the court: Stanford University (NCAA Division I), Emory University (NCAA Division III), Park University (NAIA Women), and Coffeyville Community College (NJCAA Division II)."
The Red Raven Volleyball team earned it second consecutive NJCAA Div II Volleyball National Championships this past November.