EDISON, NJ (July 18, 2022) – The United States Marine Corps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association announced today that five Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) volleyball programs have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award.
The award, initiated in 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or a 4.1 on a 5.0 scale.
See below for the full list of MAAC honorees-
| Program |
Head Coach |
| Canisius College |
Tom Hanna |
| Niagara University |
Renwick Cefra |
| Rider University |
Jeff Rotondo |
| Saint Peter’s University |
Joseph Chojnacki |
| Siena College |
Simone Asque |
The 2022 MAAC Volleyball season commences on August 26. For more information regarding the 2022 MAAC Volleyball Championships, visit
maacsports.com/vb.
About the United States Marine Corps
Our long-standing partner, the United States Marine Corps, extends its support to our nation’s coaches and educators. Just as you make every effort to help your student-athletes succeed, the Marine Corps strives to help every Marine reach his or her potential. Whether engaging a local Marine to work with your athletes or recognizing high-achieving students, with your support as an influencer we will work together to ensure the success of our youth and the future of our nation. For more information about the Marine Influencer Program, or to invite a Marine to spend time with your team, please email
community@marines.usmc.mil or visit
https://RMI.Marines.com/Influencer.
About the AVCA
The AVCA, an educationally based nonprofit headquartered in Lexington, KY, is the largest and most diverse volleyball coaches’ association in the world. With a broad mandate to develop the sport, the AVCA provides leadership, recognition, advocacy, and professional development opportunities to over 8,000 volleyball coaches. Members include college, high school, club, and youth coaches, and well as a wide variety of product and service providers. Further information is available at
avca.org.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 42nd year of competition during the 2022-23 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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