ALVA, Okla. – The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Volleyball team earned a spot on the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award list for the 2025-26 school year.

The Rangers earned the recognition for the third time in program history and were one of 1,432 collegiate and high school volleyball teams to earn the award. The AVCA awards teams who maintained a year-long grade point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.

Northwestern earned the award by achieving a 3.4 cumulative GPA through the 2025-26 school year.

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