Kansas State Athletics
MANHATTAN, Kan. — For the 14th consecutive year, K-State volleyball was presented with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2023-24 academic year, the organization announced Wednesday.
The honor, which is given to programs that maintained a team grade-point average of 3.30 or higher during the academic year, is the 22nd in K-State volleyball history. The streak of 14 straight awards extends the longest such stretch in program history, seven years longer than its next-best streak of seven straight awards from 2001-02 through 2007-08.
The team award caps another strong academic year for the Wildcats. In total, six players were selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team while K-State boasted a 3.365 team GPA during the 2023-24 academic year. Mackenzie Morris, Molly Ramsey and Symone Sims each turned in a perfect 4.0 GPA in the spring semester.
Additionally, Morris racked up multiple academic honors following her final season at K-State, as she became the first player to receive the Big 12 Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year Award twice in the league's volleyball history, after earning the merit in 2023. Additionally, the AVCA First Team All-Region selection earned her fourth Academic All-Big 12 honor and was named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
The AVCA Team Academic Award was initiated in 1992-93 and honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs earned the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year.
Eleven of the 15 teams in the Big 12, including newcomers Arizona State, Colorado and Utah, received the 2023-24 AVCA Team Academic Award.
Head coach Jason Mansfield enters his second season at the helm of Wildcat volleyball with nine letterwinners returning from last season's squad that accomplished a record breaking five Top 25 wins. Returners include AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Aliyah Carter and Big 12 All-Rookie Team Aniya Clinton.
The 2024 new K-State Volleyball season tickets are now sold out. Only renewals remain for fans who had season tickets last year (2023). To renew season tickets, visit kstatesports.com/tickets or call 1-800-221-CATS. Single game tickets will go on sale this August.