Colorado Volleyball Team Earns Sixth-Straight AVCA Academic Team Award
July 21, 2025 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Colorado volleyball team received the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for the sixth year in a row, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday, July 21.
Sponsored by INTENT and in collaboration with the AVCA, the Buffs were part of a record-setting over 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams chosen for the honor. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
"It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom," AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon said. "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."
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney is entering his 10th season at the helm of Colorado Volleyball. During his ninth season (2024), CU returned to the Big 12, finishing the season 13-17 and 6-12 against conference opponents. After the conclusion of the regular season, sophomore OH Ana Burilovic was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team, and sophomores DS/L Avery Bolles and OH Sydney Jordan were both named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. The Buffs registered five dominant sweeps in the 2024 season, including victories over Cincinnati (Nov. 9) and Kansas State on senior night (Nov. 27). CU also played in nine five-set matches in 2024, seeing victories over six teams and three five-set victories in a row in October – against Texas Tech on Oct. 5, at UCF on Oct. 13 and at Arizona on Oct. 16.
For more information on the Colorado women's volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
Sponsored by INTENT and in collaboration with the AVCA, the Buffs were part of a record-setting over 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams chosen for the honor. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
"It is very exciting to see that the record-setting, on-court successes during the 2024-25 season have extended to the classroom," AVCA CEO Jaime Gordon said. "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."
Head Coach Jesse Mahoney is entering his 10th season at the helm of Colorado Volleyball. During his ninth season (2024), CU returned to the Big 12, finishing the season 13-17 and 6-12 against conference opponents. After the conclusion of the regular season, sophomore OH Ana Burilovic was selected to the All-Big 12 Second Team, and sophomores DS/L Avery Bolles and OH Sydney Jordan were both named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. The Buffs registered five dominant sweeps in the 2024 season, including victories over Cincinnati (Nov. 9) and Kansas State on senior night (Nov. 27). CU also played in nine five-set matches in 2024, seeing victories over six teams and three five-set victories in a row in October – against Texas Tech on Oct. 5, at UCF on Oct. 13 and at Arizona on Oct. 16.
For more information on the Colorado women's volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
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