Volleyball claims Academic Excellence Award

HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Each year an Academic Excellence Award is given to the Huntington athletic team with the highest team grade point average for the year. This year the women's volleyball team claimed the top spot for 2023-24 with a team GPA of 3.628. Coach Kelsey Herber's squad dethroned a women's cross country program that had earned this designation for four consecutive years.  

"Congratulations to our exceptional student-athletes on their remarkable academic achievements again this year," said HU athletic director Lori Culler. "With 17 of our teams tallying a 3.0 or higher GPA and each program posting a 2.8 or better, our student-athletes continue to demonstrate outstanding success in balancing the rigors of their academic programs with the demands of participating in sports.  

"Their commitment to excellence is a tremendous example to their peers. Well done Forester STUDENT-athletes!" 

The Huntington University Foresters compete in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women. In the past decade, Huntington has produced 154 NAIA All-America honors and 501 All-America Scholar Athlete honors. Huntington University is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. U.S. News & World Report ranks Huntington among the best colleges in the Midwest.