Senior Trio Earn AVCA All-America Accolades
12/17/2025 10:00:00 AM | Volleyball
OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton Volleyball had three seniors earn All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Wednesday. Ava Martin and Kiara Reinhardt picked up Second Team honors, and Annalea Maeder was a Third Team choice.
Creighton's three honorees were tied for fifth-most in the nation, trailing only the four women chosen from Kentucky, Nebraska, SMU and Texas A&M.
Creighton and Marquette were the only BIG EAST Conference schools to be represented in the 2025 honors, as MU's Natalie Ring was a Third Team selection and Hattie Bray was an Honorable Mention pick.
This year marks the 14th straight season that Creighton has had at least one All-American, with multiple All-Americans in 10 of the past 11 campaigns. The only other schools with multiple All-Americans each of the past five years are now Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wisconsin. CU's three All-Americans are tied for its second-most ever, something also done in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Creighton led the country with five All-American selections in 2024.
Each of the three AVCA All-America Teams is comprised of 14 athletes. The Division I AVCA National Player of the Year will be announced on Friday at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet. The AVCA also selected 56 student-athletes as AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
A four-time All-BIG EAST selection from Overland Park, Kan., Martin becomes Creighton's fifth different three-time AVCA All-American, joining Kendra Wait (4x), Kelli Browning (3), Jaali Winters (3) and Norah Sis (3). Martin had her best season in a Bluejay uniform, earning BIG EAST Player of the Year honors before taking home BIG EAST Tournament MVP accolades as well. She ranks among the national leaders with 595.5 points, 529 kills and 47 aces and owns CU's career record for kills in NCAA Tournament play.
A sixth-year senior from Cedarburg, Wis., Reinhardt led all players in BIG EAST with a school-record .447 hitting percentage, which ranks sixth nationally. The two-time All-BIG EAST selection finished her career as the winningest player in program history and ranks third in career hitting percentage as well as fourth in career blocks. Reinhardt is the first middle blocker in program history to be named a Second Team All-American or better by the AVCA.
Maeder made an immediate impact in her lone year as a Bluejay, taking home BIG EAST Setter of the Year honors after averaging 10.75 assists per set. The Ried, Switzerland product ranks ninth nationally with 1,269 assists and ranked second on at Creighton with 2.67 digs per set. Maeder owned a team-leading 16 double-doubles in 2025, becoming the first player in program history with four double-doubles in the same NCAA Tournament. CU has now had an All-American setter in nine of the past 10 seasons.
Maeder joined 2025 honorees Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger as the only players in program history to be named an All-American in their lone year at Creighton.
Creighton now owns 37Â all-time AVCA All-America accolades in program history, which have been earned by 20 different women.
Creighton finished the 2025 season in the Elite Eight on Saturday with a 28-6 overall record after making its 14th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays won their 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title while also capturing their 11th league tournament title in the past 12 campaigns under first-year head coach Brian Rosen.
The selections were made by the AVCA Division I All-America Committee: Chair: Matt Ulmer (Kansas); East Coast Region: Kimberly Lambert (Delaware); Midwest Region: Kelli Miller Phillips (Ball State); Central Region: Lauren Ramatowski (Tulsa); Northwest Region: Leanne Williamson (South Dakota); North Region: Erin Virtue (Michigan); Pacific Region: Branden Higa (Cal Baptist); Southeast Region: Jackie Simpson Kirr (Clemson); South Region: Bre Henry (Ole Miss); Southwest Region: Jason Williams (TCU) and West Region: Rob Neilson (Utah State).
CREIGHTON'S AVCA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Kendra Wait - 2024
CREIGHTON'S AVCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Ava Martin - 2025
Kiara Reinhardt - 2025
Norah Sis - 2024
CREIGHTON'S AVCA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Kelli Browning - 2014
Lydia Dimke - 2016
Annalea Maeder - 2025
Ava Martin - 2024
Norah Sis - 2021
Kendra Wait - 2023
Jaali Winters - 2015, '18
Brittany Witt - 2019
CREIGHTON'S AVCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS
Maddy Bilinovic - 2024
Megan Bober - 2010, '12
Kelli Browning - 2012, '13
Madelyn Cole - 2018, '19
Lydia Dimke - 2017
Kelly Goc - 2007
Elise Goetzinger - 2024
Jessica Houts - 2008
Taryn Kloth - 2016, '18
Ava Martin - 2023
Michelle Sicner - 2013
Norah Sis - 2022
Lauren Smith - 2015
Kendra Wait - 2021, 2022
Marysa Wilkinson - 2017
Jaali Winters - 2016
Brittany Witt - 2017
Jaela Zimmerman - 2020, 2021
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Creighton's three honorees were tied for fifth-most in the nation, trailing only the four women chosen from Kentucky, Nebraska, SMU and Texas A&M.
Creighton and Marquette were the only BIG EAST Conference schools to be represented in the 2025 honors, as MU's Natalie Ring was a Third Team selection and Hattie Bray was an Honorable Mention pick.
This year marks the 14th straight season that Creighton has had at least one All-American, with multiple All-Americans in 10 of the past 11 campaigns. The only other schools with multiple All-Americans each of the past five years are now Creighton, Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, Pittsburgh, Stanford and Wisconsin. CU's three All-Americans are tied for its second-most ever, something also done in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Creighton led the country with five All-American selections in 2024.
Each of the three AVCA All-America Teams is comprised of 14 athletes. The Division I AVCA National Player of the Year will be announced on Friday at the AVCA All-America/Players of the Year Banquet. The AVCA also selected 56 student-athletes as AVCA All-America Honorable Mention.
A four-time All-BIG EAST selection from Overland Park, Kan., Martin becomes Creighton's fifth different three-time AVCA All-American, joining Kendra Wait (4x), Kelli Browning (3), Jaali Winters (3) and Norah Sis (3). Martin had her best season in a Bluejay uniform, earning BIG EAST Player of the Year honors before taking home BIG EAST Tournament MVP accolades as well. She ranks among the national leaders with 595.5 points, 529 kills and 47 aces and owns CU's career record for kills in NCAA Tournament play.
A sixth-year senior from Cedarburg, Wis., Reinhardt led all players in BIG EAST with a school-record .447 hitting percentage, which ranks sixth nationally. The two-time All-BIG EAST selection finished her career as the winningest player in program history and ranks third in career hitting percentage as well as fourth in career blocks. Reinhardt is the first middle blocker in program history to be named a Second Team All-American or better by the AVCA.
Maeder made an immediate impact in her lone year as a Bluejay, taking home BIG EAST Setter of the Year honors after averaging 10.75 assists per set. The Ried, Switzerland product ranks ninth nationally with 1,269 assists and ranked second on at Creighton with 2.67 digs per set. Maeder owned a team-leading 16 double-doubles in 2025, becoming the first player in program history with four double-doubles in the same NCAA Tournament. CU has now had an All-American setter in nine of the past 10 seasons.
Maeder joined 2025 honorees Maddy Bilinovic and Elise Goetzinger as the only players in program history to be named an All-American in their lone year at Creighton.
Creighton now owns 37Â all-time AVCA All-America accolades in program history, which have been earned by 20 different women.
Creighton finished the 2025 season in the Elite Eight on Saturday with a 28-6 overall record after making its 14th consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bluejays won their 12th straight BIG EAST regular-season title while also capturing their 11th league tournament title in the past 12 campaigns under first-year head coach Brian Rosen.
The selections were made by the AVCA Division I All-America Committee: Chair: Matt Ulmer (Kansas); East Coast Region: Kimberly Lambert (Delaware); Midwest Region: Kelli Miller Phillips (Ball State); Central Region: Lauren Ramatowski (Tulsa); Northwest Region: Leanne Williamson (South Dakota); North Region: Erin Virtue (Michigan); Pacific Region: Branden Higa (Cal Baptist); Southeast Region: Jackie Simpson Kirr (Clemson); South Region: Bre Henry (Ole Miss); Southwest Region: Jason Williams (TCU) and West Region: Rob Neilson (Utah State).
CREIGHTON'S AVCA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Kendra Wait - 2024
CREIGHTON'S AVCA SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Ava Martin - 2025
Kiara Reinhardt - 2025
Norah Sis - 2024
CREIGHTON'S AVCA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
Kelli Browning - 2014
Lydia Dimke - 2016
Annalea Maeder - 2025
Ava Martin - 2024
Norah Sis - 2021
Kendra Wait - 2023
Jaali Winters - 2015, '18
Brittany Witt - 2019
CREIGHTON'S AVCA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS
Maddy Bilinovic - 2024
Megan Bober - 2010, '12
Kelli Browning - 2012, '13
Madelyn Cole - 2018, '19
Lydia Dimke - 2017
Kelly Goc - 2007
Elise Goetzinger - 2024
Jessica Houts - 2008
Taryn Kloth - 2016, '18
Ava Martin - 2023
Michelle Sicner - 2013
Norah Sis - 2022
Lauren Smith - 2015
Kendra Wait - 2021, 2022
Marysa Wilkinson - 2017
Jaali Winters - 2016
Brittany Witt - 2017
Jaela Zimmerman - 2020, 2021
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| 2025 AVCA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICANS | |||||||
| First-Team All-Americans | |||||||
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos. | Class | Ht | Hometown | State |
| Olivia | Babcock | University of Pittsburgh | RS | Jr. | 6'4 | Los Angeles | CA |
| Mimi | Colyer | University of Wisconsin | OH | Sr. | 6'3 | Lincoln | CA |
| Ifenna | Cos-Okpalla | Texas A&M University | MB | Sr. | 6'2 | Flower Mount | TX |
| Brooklyn | DeLeye | University of Kentucky | OH | Jr. | 6'2 | Topeka | KS |
| Noemie | Glover | Arizona State University | RS | Jr. | 6'2 | Rancho Santa Fe | CA |
| Flormarie | Heredia Colon | University of Miami | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic |
| Eva | Hudson | University of Kentucky | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Fort Wayne | KY |
| Andi | Jackson | University of Nebraska | MB | Jr. | 6'3 | Brighton | CO |
| Malaya | Jones | SMU | RS | Gr. | 6'0 | El Dorado Hills | CA |
| Kennedy | Martin | Penn State University | RS | Jr. | 6'6 | Fort Mill | SC |
| Harper | Murray | University of Nebraska | OH | Jr. | 6'2 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| Bergen | Reilly | University of Nebraska | S | Jr. | 6'1 | Sioux Falls | SD |
| Elia | Rubin | Stanford University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Santa Monica | CA |
| Torrey | Stafford | University of Texas | OH | Jr. | 6'2 | Torrance | CA |
| Second-Team All-Americans | |||||||
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos. | Class | Ht | Hometown | State |
| Rebekah | Allick | University of Nebraska | MB | Sr. | 6'4 | Lincoln | NE |
| Taylor | Anderson | Purdue University | S | Jr. | 6'1 | San Antonio | TX |
| Lizzy | Andrew | Stanford University | MB | So. | 6'5 | Ridgefield | WA |
| Averi | Carlson | SMU | S | Sr. | 5'11 | Lucas | TX |
| Suli | Davis | Brigham Young University | OH | Fr. | 6'2 | Euless | TX |
| Julia | Hanson | University of Minnesota | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Savage | MN |
| Logan | Lednicky | Texas A&M University | RS | Sr. | 6'3 | Sugar Land | TX |
| Ava | Martin | Creighton University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Overland Park | KS |
| Brooke | Mosher | University of Pittsburgh | S | RS-Sr. | 6'0 | Waterloo | WI |
| Kassie | O'Brien | University of Kentucky | S | Fr. | 6'1 | Katy | TX |
| Kiara | Reinhardt | Creighton University | MB | Sr. | 6'3 | Cedarburg | WI |
| Kyndal | Stowers | Texas A&M University | OH | So. | 5'11 | Denton | TX |
| Rachel | Van Gorp | Iowa State University | L | So. | 5'9 | Olathe | KS |
| Kenna | Wollard | Purdue University | OH | Jr. | 6'1 | Dunlap | IL |
| Third-Team All-Americans | |||||||
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos. | Class | Ht | Hometown | State |
| Jaela | Auguste | University of Florida | MB | So. | 6'2 | Spring | TX |
| Carter | Booth | University of Wisconsin | MB | Sr. | 6'7 | Denver | CO |
| Ana | Burilovic | University of Colorado | OH | Jr. | 6'1 | Split | Croatia |
| Alanah | Clemente | University of Oregon | RS | Fr. | 6'2 | Santa Clarita | CA |
| Cara | Cresse | University of Louisville | MB | RS-Sr. | 6'6 | Fort Wayne | IN |
| Grace | Heaney | Purdue University | RS | So. | 6'2 | Omaha | NE |
| Evan | Hendrix | TCU | OH | So. | 5'9 | Scottsdale | AZ |
| Annalea | Maeder | Creighton University | S | Sr. | 6'1 | Ried | Switzerland |
| Natalie | Ring | Marquette University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Madison | WI |
| Maya | Sands | University of Missouri | L | Sr. | 5'7 | Rock Falls | IL |
| Alexis | Shelton | University of Oklahoma | OH | Sr. | 6'2 | Charlotte | NC |
| Cari | Spears | University of Texas | RS | Fr. | 6'3 | Frisco | TX |
| Molly | Tuozzo | University of Kentucky | L | Jr. | 5'7 | The Woodlands | TX |
| Maddie | Waak | Texas A&M University | S | Sr. | 5'10 | Katy | TX |
| Honorable Mention | |||||||
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos. | Class | Ht | Hometown | State |
| Caylen | Alexander | University of Missouri | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Alpharetta | GA |
| Maria Clara | Andrade | University of South Florida | OH | Sr. | 5'11 | Sao Paulo | Brazil |
| Favor | Anyanwu | SMU | MB | So. | 6'2 | Rowlett | TX |
| Avah | Armour | University of Central Florida | OH | Jr. | 6'5 | Manitou Springs | CO |
| Callie | Bauer | Western Kentucky University | S | RS-Sr. | 5'11 | Hudson | MI |
| Makayla | Bays | East Tennessee State University | OH | So. | 5'11 | Gate City | VA |
| Nemo | Beach | University of San Diego | OH | Jr. | 5'11 | Chandler | AZ |
| Hattie | Bray | Marquette University | MB | Gr. | 6'2 | Hancock | WI |
| Korrin | Burns | Saint Francis University | OH | Sr. | 5'10 | Clarion | PA |
| Nayelis | Cabello | University of Louisville | S | So. | 6'0 | Clermont | FL |
| Chloe | Chicoine | University of Louisville | OH | Jr. | 5'10 | Lafayette | IN |
| Deniz | Dakak | American University | S | So. | 6'0 | Istanbul | Turkey |
| Sydney | Draper | Princeton University | S | Jr. | 5'11 | Mission Hills | KS |
| Morgan | Gaerte | University of Notre Dame | OH | So. | 6'5 | Angola | IN |
| Kamryn | Gibadlo | University of Utah | OH | Jr. | 6'1 | Cave Creek | AZ |
| Gillian | Grimes | Penn State University | L | Sr. | 5'6 | Westchester | IL |
| Emma | Halter | University of Texas | L | Sr. | 5'5 | Indianapolis | IN |
| M.E. | Hargan | Morehead State University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Elizabethtown | KY |
| Cassidy | Hartman | University of Northern Iowa | OH | Jr. | 6'0 | North Liberty | IA |
| Iane | Henke | Florida State University | OH | Sr. | 6'3 | Ulm | Germany |
| Emilee | Hill | Eastern Kentucky University | S | Jr. | 5'11 | Yorktown | IN |
| Abbie | Householder | Youngstown State University | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Canfield | OH |
| Kamryn | Hunt | University of Dayton | OH | Jr. | 6'1 | Sylvania | OH |
| Allison | Jacobs | University of Michigan | OH | Gr. | 5'11 | Stevenson Ranch | CA |
| Jayden | James | Jackson State University | OH | Sr. | 5'9 | Chandler | AZ |
| Avery | Jolley | Winthrop University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Knoxville | TN |
| Bre | Kelley | University of Pittsburgh | MB | RS-Sr. | 6'4 | Rockwall | TX |
| Brielle | Kemavor | Brigham Young University | MB | Jr. | 6'5 | Bristow | VA |
| Caroline | Kerr | University of Tennessee | S | RS-Jr. | 5'11 | Champaign | IL |
| Kaylie | Kofe | Utah State University | S | So. | 5'8 | Idaho Falls | ID |
| Teodora | Krickovic | Indiana University | S | Fr. | 6'2 | Novi Sad | Serbia |
| Jade | Light | UC Davis | OH | Sr. | 6'2 | Sloughhouse | CA |
| Jadyn | Livings | SMU | OH | So. | 6'1 | The Colony | TX |
| Kennedy | Louisell | James Madison University | OH | Jr. | 6'0 | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Victoria | Marthaler | Sacramento State | OH | So. | 6'1 | Albuquerque | NM |
| Kyra | McKelvey | Southeastern Louisiana University | RS | Jr. | 5'11 | Navarre | FL |
| Bailey | Miller | Arizona State University | OH | Sr. | 6'3 | Quinlan | TX |
| Jackie | Moore | Vanderbilt University | MB | Sr. | 6'1 | Alameda | CA |
| Bianna | Muoneke | University of Georgia | OH | Jr. | 6'0 | Cypress | TX |
| Shaylee | Myers | Kansas State University | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Lincoln | NE |
| Colby | Neal | Arizona State University | MB | Gr. | 6'4 | San Diego | CA |
| Avery | Page | Utah Valley University | OH | Sr. | 6'1 | Lehi | UT |
| Logan | Parks | Stanford University | S | Fr. | 6'0 | Overland Park | KS |
| Reese | Ptacek | University of Kansas | MB | So. | 6'3 | Prescott | WI |
| Jurnee | Robinson | Louisiana State University | OH | Jr. | 6'1 | Simpsonville | SC |
| Ariana | Rodriguez | University of Miami | S | RS-So. | 5'10 | New York | NY |
| Kiannisha | Santiago | Rider University | RS | Sr. | 6'0 | San Juan | Puerto Rico |
| TaKenya | Stafford | Coppin State University | OH | RS-Sr. | 5'11 | Los Angeles | CA |
| Izadora | Stedile | Hofstra University | OH | Sr. | 5'7 | Curitiba | Brazil |
| Hanah | Stoddard | Northern Arizona University | OH | RS-Jr. | 6'1 | Coeur d'Alene | ID |
| Avry | Tatum | Indiana University | RS | Sr. | 6'2 | Solana Beach | CA |
| Carson | Tyler | Ball State University | OH | So. | 5'10 | Pavilion | NY |
| Arianna | Ugolini | Bryant University | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Bologna | Italy |
| London | Wijay | University of Southern Califonia | OH | RS-So. | 5'10 | Porter Ranch | CA |
| Jordan | Wilson | University of Arizona | OH | Sr. | 6'0 | Gilbert | AZ |
| Jovana | Zelenovic | University of Kansas | RS | Fr. | 6'7 | Novi Sad | Serbia |
| Sylvie | Zgonc | South Dakota State University | OH | Jr. | 5'11 | Hartford | WI |
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