Charlotte Volleyball Wins Conference USA Sport Academic Award
The Charlotte 49ers were named the Conference USA Sport Academic Award winner for the sport of volleyball, the league announced on Wednesday.
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It’s the third season in a row that the Niners have had the top GPA among volleyball programs in Conference USA, posting a cumulative 3.701 GPA during the school year. The Sport Academic Award is given to the team in each conference-sponsored sport with the highest GPA for the academic year.
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CLT had two players named to the CUSA All-Academic Team in the fall and had 10 earn the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal, given to student-athletes that boast a GPA of 3.75 or better. The entire team landed on the Commissioner’s Honor Roll, which recognizes all student-athletes with at least a 3.0 GPA.