Lancers Earn AVCA Academic Award for 2nd Straight Year
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
For the second straight year the Longmeadow Lancer Volleyball team has earned the AVCA Team Academic Award.
The AVCA Team Academic Award honors volleyball teams at the high school and college level that are successful in the classroom. Nominees include high school or college teams that have a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.30 (on a 4.00 scale) or 4.10 (on a 5.00 scale) during the full academic year (both semesters or all quarters), and include all varsity athletes who competed in volleyball with the institution for any portion of the academic year.
"Each year I'm impressed all over again by the academic prowess of volleyball players," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer.
With the repeat honor, the Lancer volleyball team still stands as only the third Massachusetts high school to receive the Team Academic Award. Waltham High School received the award in 2006 and Bourne High School was a recipient in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Over 900 different schools have earned the award in the program’s 16-year history, and over 2,800 awards have been given out, only three to Massachusetts high school teams. During the 2008 volleyball season the hard working lancers maintained an amazing 3.58 cumulative grade point average.
“I can't say just how much I admire the work ethic of these girls,” said Longmeadow Head Coach George Mulry. “They work hard at everything they do and it's great they're getting recognized for it.”
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