The AVCA has announced their selections for the 6th annual AVCA Collegiate Beach All-America Teams, with USC being the only institution to nab more than one selection.
USC’s Sara Hughes becomes the first player in history to garner four AVCA awards in collegiate beach volleyball. Her partner, Kelly Claes, along with Florida State’s Jace Pardon become the only players to earn three AVCA All-American honors.
Allie Wheeler and Sophie Bukovec are the other squad to earn All-American honors from USC, making this Bukovec’s second honor – the first coming back in 2015. USC now has 14 All-American honorees putting them behind Pepperdine who has 18. Swooping up the award for Pepperdine this season is Madalyn Roh and Delaney Knudsen.
Florida State’s Leigh Andrew and Brooke Kuhlman earn the only east coast selection to the AVCA All-American team.
2017 AVCA COLLEGIATE BEACH VOLLEYBALL ALL-AMERICANS
| Name | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Andrew | Florida State University | Gr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | leighand1 |
| Brooke Kuhlman | Florida State University | So. | Naples, Fla. | brookie_kuhlman |
| Molly Turner | Grand Canyon University | Jr. | Naperville, Ill. | mollyturner22 |
| Tjasa Kotnik | Grand Canyon University | RS-Sr. | Ljubljana, Slovenia | tjasakotnik |
| Nele Barber | Long Beach State University | Jr. | Berlin, Germany | nelebarber |
| Rachel Nieto | Long Beach State University | Jr. | Walnut Creek, Calif. | ratchelnieto |
| Madalyn Roh | Pepperdine University | So. | Scottsdale, Ariz. | sunshine_rohyourboat |
| Delaney Knudsen | Pepperdine University | Sr. | Valencia, Calif. | meandleaharefriends |
| Megan McNamara** | UCLA | So. | Vancouver, BC, Canada | megannmcnamara |
| Nicole McNamara** | UCLA | So. | Vancouver, BC, Canada | nicolecmcnamara |
| Morgan Martin | University of Hawai’i | Fr. | Mission Viejo, Calif. | |
| Mikayla Tucker | University of Hawai’i | Sr. | Placerville, Calif. | mikayla_tucker7 |
| Kelly Claes*** | University of Southern California | Sr. | Fullerton, Calif. | kellyclaes3 |
| Sara Hughes**** | University of Southern California | Sr. | Costa Mesa, Calif. | sarahughes14 |
| Allie Wheeler | University of Southern California | Sr. | Saratoga, Calif. | alwheels12 |
| Sophie Bukovec** | University of Southern California | Sr. | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | sophiebukovec |
*DENOTES NUMBER OF YEARS SELECTED TO AN AVCA COLLEGIATE BEACH ALL-AMERICA TEAM
2017 AVCA COLLEGIATE BEACH VOLLEYBALL HONORABLE MENTION
| Name | Institution | Year | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah Slattery | Loyola Marymount University | Fr. | Malibu, Calif. | savannahslattery |
| Sarah Sponcil | Loyola Marymount University | Jr. | Phoenix, Ariz. | smsponcil |
| Payton Rund | Saint Mary’s College | So. | Albany, Ore. | paytonrund |
| Lindsey Knudsen | Saint Mary’s College | So. | Santa Clarita, Calif. | lindsssssstagram |
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