Story by NU Athletic Communications
North Platte, Neb. – The 2024 North Platte Community College volleyball team was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as a recipient of the AVCA Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT.
The award honors volleyball teams that maintain a yearlong grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
The Knights were just one of sixteen teams from the National Junior College Association Division II level to receive this recognition.
INTENT, which is in its second year of sponsoring the prestigious award, is a game-changing, digital platform links student-athletes (along with military special ops veterans) to a powerful network of candidate-seeking employers. The tech, information and internet company guides student-athletes and service members toward professional and personal success in life after sports and service.
North Platte will open the 2025 season against Casper College at the North Platte Community College Tournament on Aug. 22.
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