WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University volleyball team has been tabbed for American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) team academic honors for an outstanding collective performance in the classroom, as announced recently.
The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale.
Winona State has earned the AVCA Team Academic Award in each of
Joe Getzin's nine seasons as the head coach of the Warriors. With the 2022-23 honor, the Warriors have claimed the award 17 consecutive years and have been tabbed 20 times overall as a program. The 1996-97 Winona State squad earned the first AVCA team honor and the current annual streak began with the 2006-07 Warrior team.
Winona State is set to begin the 2023 season on Thursday, Aug. 31 on the road at Michigan Tech University. The Warriors and Huskies are scheduled for a 6 p.m. start in Houghton, Michigan.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: Graduate Champions.
Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
