Keuka Women’s Volleyball Earns AVCA Team Academic Award

Keuka College player #11 jumps to spike a volleyball during a game on their home court.
Photo: Keuka Athletics

The Keuka College women’s volleyball team has once again been recognized for its success in the classroom, earning the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the second consecutive year.

The national honor recognizes the Wolves’ academic performance during the 2025-26 academic year.

Keuka posted a 3.43 cumulative team grade point average, surpassing the 3.30 GPA required to receive the award.

Sophomore libero Gabby Rodriguez of Floresville, Texas, led the team with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Overall, nine of the Wolves’ 14 players earned a spot on the Empire 8 President’s List by posting a semester GPA of 3.75 or higher during the academic year.

Keuka was one of six Empire 8 Conference schools to receive the AVCA Team Academic Award. Across NCAA Division III, 233 women’s volleyball programs were recognized by the AVCA for their academic achievement.

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