The Blinn College volleyball team has been named a recipient of the 2023 United States Marine Corps/American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award.
The award is presented to teams that average at least a 3.30 grade point average for an academic year.
The Buccaneers posted a GPA of 3.52 in 2022-23 and were recognized as a 2022-23 NJCAA Academic Team of the Year. Freshmen Kaylen Kruse and Bojana Marojevikj finished the year with perfect 4.0 GPAs.?
Blinn head coach Terry Gamble attributed the academic success to the efforts of assistant coach Tammy Butler and his student athletes.?
Blinn paired its academic excellence with another strong season in 2022. The Buccaneers finished with a 34-11 record and a third consecutive trip to the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Championship tournament.
Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 43 NJCAA national championships since 1987.?
