ATHLETICS REPORT: NEWS & NOTES

Volleyball Earns USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

The Guilford College women’s volleyball program (above) earned the United States Marine Corps (USMC)/American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 season. This is the first time the Quakers have earned the honor. The award, initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors volleyball teams that maintain a year-long grade-point average of 3.30 on a 4.0 scale or 4.10 on a 5.0 scale. In NCAA Division III alone, the Quakers joined 230 other programs that earned this distinction.

Guilford SAAC Creates “Now Is Our Time” Campaign

Guilford’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) created the “Now Is Our Time” campaign. The purpose of the initiative was to highlight the ways in which Guilford student- athletes stayed connected with their teammates and found creative ways to stay active while practicing proper COVID-19 safety protocols. Several teams stayed connected through Zoom, while many Quakers stayed in shape with individual activities such as hiking local trails or working out around campus and in their dorms.

Three Golfers Earn Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Honors

Josh Allen '20

Zach Evens '20

Jack Lee '21

Josh Allen ’20, Zach Evens ’20 and Jack Lee ’21 of the Guilford men’s golf team were named Srixon/ Cleveland Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). To be eligible for Srixon/ Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar status in NCAA Division III, an individual must be a sophomore, junior or senior academically. In addition, they must have a stroke-average under 79.0 and maintain a minimum cumulative career grade-point average of 3.2. Fall and Winter ODAC Sports Postponed Due to the pandemic, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced the postponement of conference competition and championships through the end of 2020. The ODAC intends to sponsor competition for fall and winter sports in the spring semester. This would have all of Guilford’s varsity programs competing in the spring of 2021.

Record 279 Quakers Named To Spring 2020 Student-Athlete Honor Roll

A record 279 Guilford College student-athletes earned spots on Athlete Honor Roll. The list is comprised of varsity studentathletes who achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the spring 2020 semester. The list included 194 students who earned Dean’s List commendation for maintaining at least a 3.5 GPA. In addition, 182 Guilford students earned Academic All-Old Dominion Athletic Conference honors for compiling a 3.25 grade point average or higher over both fall and spring semesters in the 2019-20 year.

Jennifer King ’06 Makes NFL History

Jennifer is a coaching intern with Washington. On Sept. 27, 2020, she, along with Callie Brownson of the Cleveland Browns and Sarah Thomas, an NFL official, made NFL history. It was the first NFL regularseason game to have a female coach on both sidelines and a female official.

Guilford Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Team Academic Excellence Award

The Guilford College men's basketball team (above) received the 2019-20 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award. This award recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the 2019-20 season.

Fall and Winter ODAC Sports Postponed

Due to the pandemic, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference(ODAC) announced the postponement of conferencecompetition and championships through the end of 2020.The ODAC intends to sponsor competition for fall andwinter sports in the spring semester. This would have all ofGuilford’s varsity programs competing in the spring of 2021.