IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa volleyball program earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic and Team Honor Roll Awards, the organization announced on Monday.

Volleyball programs from across the country continue to prove their dominance off the court as a record-breaking 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award.

“It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom,” says AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon. “The fact that more programs earned the Team Academic Award than ever before is evidence of how committed our coaches are when it comes to helping their players reach their goals as both students and athletes.”

The additional distinction of Team Academic Honor Roll celebrates programs in the top 20% of GPAs for their division.

Iowa will host its Black and Gold Scrimmage on August 23 at Xtream Arena, beginning at 5 p.m. Admission is free to the public. The Hawkeyes open their regular season in Las Vegas against UNLV on August 29 at 8:30 p.m. CT.