CONWAY, Ark. – The Central Arkansas volleyball team was awarded the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT, the organization announced on Monday.
 
The 2025 honor marks the sixth-straight and eighth overall for the Sugar Bears. The team was part of a list of 1,450 high school and college programs to receive the award, which is earned by averaging a 3.3 team GPA.
 
Over the course of the 2024-25 academic year, the Sugar Bears posted 22 semesters of at least a 3.5, including 13 semesters of a perfect 4.0. As a team, the Sugar Bears held a 3.4 GPA, clearing the mark, thanks in part to two ASUN All-Academic athletes, Laci Bohannan and Caylan Koons.
 
"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."