LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Belmont Abbey men's volleyball program has been recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association with the Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT, the organization announced today. A record number of more than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs 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.

This marks the third straight year that the Crusaders have been honored. The 2024 team included three Presidential Honor Roll honorees, the school's Valedictorian and Student-of-the-Year and a Academic All-America selection by the College Sports Communicators.