LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Late this past week, Nicholls volleyball assistant coach Summer Morgan was named a Diversity Award recipient by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), joining 39 fellow honorees from around the volleyball community.

Morgan enters her second season as the lead assistant & recruiting coordinator for the Colonels, serving as the program's primary coach for middle blockers and outside hitters. The Arkansas native previously acted as a graduate assistant for two years at Texas State after wrapping up her collegiate career at the University of Memphis, where she logged 65 starts for the Tigers. 

2020 marks the fifth year for the AVCA Diversity Awards (sixth year with the AVCA Minority Coaches Awards in 2015). The issues of race relations in America, the incidences of social injustice and the grips of a global health crisis have placed a needed emphasis on being intentional and mobilizing efforts that lead to substantive change for society and the volleyball community.

For the 2020 AVCA Diversity Award program, recipients will participate in a series of educational, developmental and relationship building experiences in conjunction with the 2020 AVCA Virtual Convention, December 16-19 (With all 2020 AVCA Diversity Award winners being invited to in-person programming at the 2021 AVCA Convention in Columbus, Ohio). Recipients will also be integrated into the AVCA Diversity Award winner alumni program that consists of continuing education, relationship building and mentoring upon completion of the initial programming.

For the full recipient list, please visit here.

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