Worth Sharing: Athletics Adds More Academics Awards

The following is a listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students. Submit your professional achievements to ucomm@csuchico.edu.

Awards and Activities

Chico State’s volleyball team earned Team Academic Award honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association and United States Marine Corps. The Wildcats squad is among 1,281 national college and high school programs to receive the award for the 2020–21 academic year.

For the eighth consecutive year, Chico State’s women’s track and field team was honored with an All-Academic Team Award by the US Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association. To qualify for the All-Academic Team Award, athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0.

The Division II Athletic Directors Association listed its annual Academic Achievement Awards, with 82 Chico State student-athletes included. To earn this academic award, student-athletes must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher, completed a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college-level work, and have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during their last academic year.

The Tehama County CattleWomen awarded scholarships for the 2021–22 academic year­—three Chico State students were among them. Stephanie Mills, alum and current graduate student Kari Dodd, and Hailey Coelho all received scholarships.