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Chippewa Volleyball Earns National Academic Team Award for 2023-24 Academic Year
7/17/2024 1:00:00 PM | Volleyball
The Central Michigan Volleyball Team earned the Academic Award by the American Volleyball Coaches Association sponsored by INTENT.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – On Wednesday afternoon, the Central Michigan Volleyball Team was named winners of the American Volleyball Coaches Association Academic Award which is sponsored by INTENT.
The award is granted for the 2023-24 season after the Chippewas posted a 3.60 GPA for the school year as a team. Throughout the two semesters, the team had 22 3.5 or higher semester GPA's and 8 semester finals with a perfect 4.0.
This is the 17th time in program history that the Chippewas have earned the award and the third consecutive season the squad has earned the honor.
The players with a cumulative GPA over 3.5 for the 2023-24 academic year are listed below with their academic year, major and GPA.
Alina Anderson, Sophomore, Marketing: Professional Sales, 3.75
Devon Bright, Graduate Student, MBA: Marketing, 3.71
Brooklyn Conner, Sophomore, Environmental Science, 3.50
Austyn DeWeese, Senior, Special Education: PreK-3rd Grade, 3.90
Aly Gurtiza, Junior, Psychology, 3.71
Krystina Kasson, Junior, Marketing: General Sales, 4.00
Allie Korba, Sophomore, Political Science, 3.73
Elly Medendorp, Senior, Entrepreneurship, 4.00
Abby Olin, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, 3.97
Ella Peter, Sophomore, Marketing: General Sales, 3.78
Linnea Willer, Junior, Marketing: General Sales, 4.00
The award is granted for the 2023-24 season after the Chippewas posted a 3.60 GPA for the school year as a team. Throughout the two semesters, the team had 22 3.5 or higher semester GPA's and 8 semester finals with a perfect 4.0.
This is the 17th time in program history that the Chippewas have earned the award and the third consecutive season the squad has earned the honor.
The players with a cumulative GPA over 3.5 for the 2023-24 academic year are listed below with their academic year, major and GPA.
Alina Anderson, Sophomore, Marketing: Professional Sales, 3.75
Devon Bright, Graduate Student, MBA: Marketing, 3.71
Brooklyn Conner, Sophomore, Environmental Science, 3.50
Austyn DeWeese, Senior, Special Education: PreK-3rd Grade, 3.90
Aly Gurtiza, Junior, Psychology, 3.71
Krystina Kasson, Junior, Marketing: General Sales, 4.00
Allie Korba, Sophomore, Political Science, 3.73
Elly Medendorp, Senior, Entrepreneurship, 4.00
Abby Olin, Junior, Mechanical Engineering, 3.97
Ella Peter, Sophomore, Marketing: General Sales, 3.78
Linnea Willer, Junior, Marketing: General Sales, 4.00
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