LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Yellowjacket volleyball team received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for the 2024-25 season, the organization announced Monday.
 
This marks the fifth consecutive year Superior has received academic plaudits, dating back to the 2020-21 term. UW-Superior capped the 2024-25 academic year with a grade point average of 3.618.
 
A combined 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams maintained a year-long grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale) during the year.
 
INTENT, which is in its second year of sponsoring the prestigious award, is a game-changing, digital platform links student-athletes (along with military special ops veterans) to a powerful network of candidate-seeking employers. The tech, information and internet company guide student-athletes and service members toward professional and personal success in life after sports and service.
 
The Yellowjackets ended the 2024 season with an overall record of 24-8, their most victories since the 1996 campaign. UW-Superior begins the 2025 season at the Ripon College Classic, facing off against Saint Mary's (Minn.) and Aurora Friday, Aug. 29 inside the Doc Weiske Memorial Gym.