BRISTOL, Tenn. – The King University women's volleyball team was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) for the 14th time in program history when the organization announced their annual USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award recipients. The AVCA Team Academic Award honors collegiate and high school teams that maintain at least a 3.30 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
This marks the fourth straight year the Tornado have earned this award. King also earned six straight as NCAA Division II members from 2011-16 and four straight as NAIA members from 2006-09. King was one of more than 1,200 college and high school teams to earn the distinction.
In the fall, the Tornado had a team GPA of 3.41 with 19 individuals having a GPA over 3.0. During the spring semester, King had a 3.57 GPA with 18 over 3.0. In total, the Tornado had a 3.47 GPA during the 2021-22 academic year.
