Lexington, Ky. --- On Monday afternoon, the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its' academic team honors.
 
The South Dakota Mines volleyball team was honored by being selected as one of the teams to earn the honor.
 
The award, initiated in the 1992–93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
 
"Academic achievement does not happen by accident," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "I'm so proud of the hundreds of coaching staffs that make excellence in the classroom a priority."
 
The South Dakota Mines volleyball team recorded a 3.57 GPA for the 2021-22 school year, to not only just be selected for this award, but also top 20% of all women's volleyball teams at the Division II level – earning a spot on the Team Academic Honor Roll.
 
The links to the AVCA release can be found above.
 
About the American Volleyball Coaches Association
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.
 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.