The Wayne State College beach volleyball team was honored Tuesday by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) with the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT.  The Wildcats, who finished the 2023-24 school year with a 3.66 grade point average, have now been honored all five years since beach volleyball began in 2020 with the AVCA Team Academic Award.  A record 1,400 teams in college and high school maintained a year-long grade point average of 3.3 on a scale of 4.0 earned the honor for their classroom excellence during the 2023-24 academic year. 
            The Wayne State College beach volleyball team finished the 2024 season with a 10-6 record, including a 3-3 mark at the season-ending AVCA Small College Beach Championships.