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BVB | Gaels Named a 2024 AVCA INTENT Academic Award Recipient
7/17/2024 10:00:00 AM | Women's Beach Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. — After a stellar season on the sand, Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball has been honored by the AVCA for their work off the sand and in the classroom, being named a 2024 INTENT Academic Award honoree. Saint Mary's was one of over 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs that maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
As a team, the Gaels maintained a 3.467 cumulative GPA throughout the 2023-24 academic year. 10 of their student-athletes maintained GPAs above 3.0, including 4.0s from freshman Nya Crump and junior Allie Cataldo. This is the second consecutive year that Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball has earned this distinction.
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As a team, the Gaels maintained a 3.467 cumulative GPA throughout the 2023-24 academic year. 10 of their student-athletes maintained GPAs above 3.0, including 4.0s from freshman Nya Crump and junior Allie Cataldo. This is the second consecutive year that Saint Mary's Beach Volleyball has earned this distinction.
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