LEXINGTON, Ky. --- The Tusculum University beach volleyball program was among just nine NCAA Division II beach squads to earn the Team Academic Award for the 2022-23 season, sponsored by the United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

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. This year, a record 1,333 collegiate and high school programs received the distinction.

Under third-year head coach Jason Morris, the Pioneers posted a 3.53 GPA at the completion of the academic year, including five players with at least one perfect semester. Tusculum went 4-2 on the season against five of the other honorees.

USMC/AVCA Division II Beach Team Academic Award
Catawba College
Colorado Mesa University
Concordia University Irvine
Eckerd College
Florida Southern College
Spring Hill College
Tusculum University
University of Tampa
Wayne State College