University of Northern Iowa Athletics

Panther Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award
7/20/2020 3:03:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, KY - The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced today that 1,313 teams, including the UNI volleyball team, have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2019-2020 season.
"We are very proud of the hard work and dedication our student-athletes put in on the court and have great respect for their efforts in the classroom and the community," stated head coach Bobbi Petersen. "We have a great tradition and high expectations for our team's academic achievements and appreciate the efforts demonstrated by our incredible student-athletes, coaches and academic support staff."
The UNI volleyball program has now won 11 AVCA Team Academic Awards and 9 in a row under head coach Bobbi Petersen. The 2019-20 Panthers finished with a 3.49 cumulative grade point average.
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 or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
"We are very proud of the hard work and dedication our student-athletes put in on the court and have great respect for their efforts in the classroom and the community," stated head coach Bobbi Petersen. "We have a great tradition and high expectations for our team's academic achievements and appreciate the efforts demonstrated by our incredible student-athletes, coaches and academic support staff."
The UNI volleyball program has now won 11 AVCA Team Academic Awards and 9 in a row under head coach Bobbi Petersen. The 2019-20 Panthers finished with a 3.49 cumulative grade point average.
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 or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale.
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