MORE THAN 13 HUNDRED COLLEGIATE AND HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL TEAMS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY WERE RECIPIENTS OF THE U-S MARINE CORPS/AMERICAN VOLLEYBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION'S TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD. ONE OF THEM IS BASED RIGHT HERE IN PRESCOTT, AND THAT'S EMBRY-RIDDLE. THE AWARD IS GIVEN TO TEAMS WHO HAVE A GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF 3-POINT-3 OF HIGHER DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE ACHIEVEMENT IS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSIVE GIVEN THE TYPE OF SUBJECTS EMBRY-RIDDLE'S PLAYERS ARE MAJORING IN. THIS INCLUDES LIBERO LILY FIGGINS, A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR, DEFENSIVE SPECIALIST ERIKA HERR, AN AERONAUTICAL SCIENCE MAJOR, AND DALIA HAASE, A GLOBAL SECURITIES AND INTELLIGENCE STUDIES MAJOR. A-V-C-A C-E-O JAIME GORDON SAID, QUOTE, "THE COMMITMENT OUR COACHES MAKE TO HELP THEIR STUDENT- ATHLETES PURSUE THE BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES IS EVIDENT IN THE ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS HIGHLIGHTED TODAY," END QUOTE.