LEXINGTON, Ky. – Hawai'i Pacific University was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for the Sharks academic achievement during the 2021-22 scholastic year with the AVCA Team Academic Award.
 
Head Coach Jenic Tumaneng's Sharks were one of 147 NCAA Division II programs that earned the AVCA Team Academic Award by posting a 3.50 team cumulative GPA last season. It's the fourth consecutive year the Sharks have collected the honor.
 
"I'm proud of this team's accomplishment especially of the seniors that were here as a freshmen," said Tumaneng. "They've continued to set the academic standards for our program and those who enter the program. Kirah Boynton-Brown, Lauren Christie, Nicole Ferris, Emily Joseph, Cara McClean did it all of their four years."
 
The award honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team grade-point average on a 4.0 scale. A total of 1,213 collegiate women's, men's and high school teams made the grade in 2021-22.
 
The AVCA is celebrating the 30th year of sponsoring the Team Academic Award, founded in the 1992-93 academic year.
   
2021-2022 MARINE CORPS/AVCA TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD RECIPIENTS
NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN
Adelphi University
American International College
Anderson University
Angelo State University
Arkansas Tech University
Augusta University
Augustana University
Azusa Pacific University
Barry University
Barton College
Belmont Abbey College
Bemidji State University
Bentley University
Black Hills State University
Bloomsburg University
Cal Poly Humboldt
Cal Poly Pomona
California State University Dominguez Hills
California State University East Bay
California State University Monterey Bay
Cedarville University
Central Washington University
Chaminade University
Chico State
Clarion University
Coker University
College of Saint Rose
Colorado Christian University
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado State University Pueblo
Concordia University - St. Paul
Concordia University St. Paul
Concordia University Irvine
Daemen College
Davenport University
Dominican University of California
Edward Waters University
Emmanuel College
Emporia State University
Fairmont State University
Ferris State University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Southern College
Fort Hays State University
Fort Lewis College
Francis Marion University
Franklin Pierce University
Gannon University
Georgian Court University
Grand Valley State University
Harding University
Hawai'i Pacific University
Henderson State University
Holy Family University
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
King University
Lake Eric College
Lee University
Lees-McRae College
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Lewis University
Limestone College
Lincoln Memorial University
Lindenwood University
Lock Haven University
Lubbock Christian University
Lynn University
Mars Hill University
McKendree University
Mercyhurst University
Michigan Tech University
Millersville University
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mississippi College
Missouri S&T
Missouri Southern State University
Missouri Western State University
Metropolitan State Denver
Newberry College
North Greenville University
Northern Michigan University
Northern State University
Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Nazarene University Volleyball
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio Dominican University
Oklahoma Christian University
Ouachita Baptist University
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Queens University of Charlotte
Quincy University
Regis University
Rockhurst University
Rollins College
Saginaw Valley State University
Saint Martin's University
San Francisco State University
Seattle Pacific University
Seton Hill University
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Southern New Hampshire University
Southwest Minnesota State University
Spring Hill College
St. Cloud State University
St. Edward's University
St. Mary's University (Texas)
Stonehill College
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Texas Woman's University
The University of Findlay
Thomas Jefferson University
Truman State University
Tusculum University
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Central Missouri
University of Central Oklahoma
University of Charleston (W.Va.)
University of Illinois Springfield
University of Mary
University of Minnesota Crookston
University of Minnesota Duluth
University of Missouri- St Louis
University of Montevallo
University of New Haven
University of Sioux Falls
University of South Carolina Aiken
University of Tampa
University of Texas at Tyler
University of West Georgia
University of West Florida
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Upper Iowa University
Ursuline University
Washburn University
Wayne State College (Neb.)
Wayne State University (Mich.)
West Chester University
West Liberty University
West Liberty University
West Virginia State University
Western Colorado University
Westminster College
Wheeling University
William Jewell College
Wingate University
Winona State University