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Jersey Number 8
Ava Martin
- Position:
- Outside Hitter
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- Deals:
Bio
Awards & Honors
2022 All-BIG EAST Conference
2022 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2022 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 9/26
2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/3
2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 10/17
2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/14
2022 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2022-23 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023 All-BIG EAST Conference
2023 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2023 AVCA All-East Region
2023 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 8/28
2023 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 9/18
2023 Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team
2023 Diet Coke Classic All-Tournament Team, OH
2023 Diet Coke Classic MVP
2023 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2023 Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier All-Tournament Team
2023 Volleyball Magazine Honorable Mention All-American
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
2024 All-BIG EAST Conference
2024 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team
2024 AVCA All-West Region
2024 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List (36)
2024 AVCA Third Team All-American
2024 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/4
2024 BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week, 11/25
2024 Creighton Classic All-Tournament Team
2024 Penn State Regional All-Tournament Team
2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST
2024 VolleyballMag.com Third Team All-American
2024-25 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2024-25 Dean’s List
2025 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List (30)
Summer 2025: USA Volleyball
• Helped U.S. Volleyball’s U23 team to a 5-0 record and the Gold Medal at the NORCECA Pan American Cup championship.
• In five matches, had 10 kills, 10 digs, two aces and a block and hit .250.
• Served match point in the Gold Medal win vs. Canada.
2024: Junior at Creighton
• Named a Third Team All-American by the AVCA as well as by VolleyballMag.com.
• Named All-BIG EAST for the third time and AVCA All-Region for the second straight fall.
• Started 33-of-35 appearances, averaging 3.66 kills, 1.92 digs and 0.48 aces per set, while hitting .312 and helping Creighton to the Elite Eight.
• Ranked second in the BIG EAST in aces per set, fourth in kills per set, fourth in points per set and eighth in hitting percentage.
• In BIG EAST play only, ranked first in aces per set, second in hitting percentage, second in points per set and second in kills per set.
• Her 56 aces were second-most in the BIG EAST, second-most in Creighton single-season history, and ranked 20th nationally.
• Extended her streak of having five or more kills to 77 consecutive matches (Nov. 4, 2022-Pres.).
• Hit .250 or better during all but two matches of CU’s 25-match winning streak.
• Creighton went 20-0 when she hit .300 or better in 2024.
• Named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4 and Nov. 25.
• Pounded 16 kills vs. No. 20 USC (Sept. 5).
• Had 17 kills and career-high 17 digs at No. 5 Nebraska (Sept. 10).
• Had 15 kills and nine digs in win against No. 6 Purdue (Sept. 20).
• Finished with 12 kills and eight digs in 3-0 win at No. 10 Kansas (Sept. 21).
• Led Creighton with 15 kills, added 10 digs and had three aces vs. Marquette (Oct. 1).
• Had 13 kills with four aces on .480 hitting in 3-0 win at Villanova (Oct. 11).
• Hit .467 and had 15 kills in 3-0 win vs. Xavier (Oct. 18).
• Had 13 kills and hit .387 vs. St. John’s (Nov. 1).
• Finished with 13 kills and hit .478 in 3-0 win against Villanova (Nov. 3), then hit .478 on 12 kills five days later vs. Butler (Nov. 8).
• Had 16 kills, 11 digs and hit .424 in 3-1 win at Marquette (Nov. 10).
• Approached a triple-double in 3-0 win vs. Seton Hall, finishing with 11 kills, 13 digs and tying a school-record with eight aces (Nov. 15).
• Surpassed 1,000 career kills in her 93rd career match at DePaul (Nov. 22), part of a night she had a season-high 20 kills and hit .400.
• Hit a season-best .522 and had 12 errorless kills in BIG EAST Tournament semifinals vs. DePaul (Nov. 29).
• Procured a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs in BIG EAST Tournament finals sweep vs. Marquette, helping her earn All-Tournament Team honors (Nov. 30).
• Shared team-high honors with 15 kills in Sweet 16 win against No. 13 Texas (Dec. 13), including eight in the first set against the two-time defending national champions.
• Led the Bluejays with 17 kills in Elite Eight match at No. 2 Penn State (Dec. 15), helping her earn All-Regional Team honors.
2023: Sophomore at Creighton
• Honorable Mention All-American pick by Volleyball Magazine after she averaged 3.59 kills and 1.98 digs per set on .280 hitting.
• Unanimous All-BIG EAST pick.
• Preseason All-BIG EAST selection.
• Named to All-Tournament Team at BIG EAST Tournament (Nov. 25).
• Averaged 17.4 kills in CU’s nine matches to last four sets or more.
• Fourth in the BIG EAST and 75th nationally with 417 kills.
• Fourth in the BIG EAST and 98th nationally with 3.59 kills per set.
• Fifth in the BIG EAST with 3.95 points per set.
• Ranked 11th in the BIG EAST with a .280 hitting percentage.
• Named to the Reamer Club Xtra Special Premier All-Tournament Team to open the season at Purdue after posting a team-high 49 kills in three matches, earning her BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Aug. 28) honors.
• Had 14 or more kills in each of the first six matches, including 16 kills and six digs in a 3-0 win at No. 16 Purdue (Aug. 26) and 18 kills and eight digs vs. Duke (Aug. 27), and dating to end of 2022 was first player in team history with eight straight matches of 14+ kills.
• Owned 16 kills in wins vs. both Ball State (Sept. 1) and LSU (Sept. 2).
• Tied career-high with 22 kills on .396 hitting in 3-1 win vs. UNI, landing her on the Bluejay Invitational All-Tournament Team (Sept. 3).
• Earned first double-double of the fall with 17 kills and 11 digs in 3-1 win vs. Iowa State (Sept. 10).
• Named MVP of Diet Coke Classic (Sept. 16) after leading CU to wins vs. High Point and No. 9 Minnesota, helping her earn BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honors for a second time.
• Hit .542 in 3-0 win vs. High Point (Sept. 15).
• Tied career-high with 22 kills and added 11 digs in 3-2 win at No. 9 Minnesota (Sept. 16).
• Had 21 kills and season-high 16 digs at Xavier (Sept. 23).
• Finished with 18 kills and hit .405 in 3-1 win at St. John’s (Nov. 11).
• Hit .500 with nine kills in BIG EAST Tournament finals win vs. St. John’s (Nov. 25).
• Hit .344 and had 13 kills with eight digs in Regional Semifinal against No. 7 Louisville (Dec. 7).
2022: Freshman at Creighton
• BIG EAST Freshman of the Year also named All-BIG EAST and to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.
• Selected as BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Sept. 26, Oct. 3, Oct. 17th and Nov. 14th.
• Named to All-BIG EAST Tournament Team (Nov. 26).
• In league play, ranked ninth in hitting percentage (.309).
• Creighton was 13-1 when she had eight or more kills.
• Had seven kills vs. No. 25 USC (Sept. 2) and No. 2 Nebraska (Sept. 7).
• Had 11 kills and three blocks in 3-2 win vs. Florida State (Sept. 9), then finished with 13 kills in 3-2 win at Omaha the next day.
• Creighton’s third freshman ever (and first since 2007) with 10+ kills in each of her first four career conference matches.
• Made BIG EAST debut on Sept. 23 vs. Georgetown, slamming kills on her first six swings and finishing with 10 kills on .533 hitting.
• Two days later vs. Villanova, had 11 kills on .368 hitting (Sept. 25), helping her win BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors (Sept. 26).
• Had 14 kills while hitting .684 in a 3-0 win vs. Xavier (Sept. 28), then had 14 kills on .500 hitting two nights later vs. Butler, adding six digs and her first career ace.
• Produced first career double-double when she had 18 kills and season-high 12 digs in 3-2 win vs. No. 16 Marquette (Oct. 14).
• Hit .526 and had 13 kills in 19 swings vs. Providence (Nov. 4).
• Posted career-high 22 kills on .333 hitting in BIG EAST Tournament finals victory vs. No. 14 Marquette (Nov. 26), the most kills by a freshman in the BIG EAST Tournament final since Louisville’s Lola Arslanbekova had 25 vs. Cincinnati in 2009.
• Owned 14 kills and three digs in NCAA Tournament debut vs. Auburn (Dec. 2).
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
• Nation’s No. 47 recruit, per PrepVolleyball.
• Collected 1,362 kills (second in school history), 472 digs, 134 blocks and 70 aces on .309 hitting in her prep career.
• A 2021 AVCA Girls High School First Team All-American.
• Her 461 kills and 4.66 kills per set as a senior both ranked second-most in team history.
• Her 2021 team finished 38-4 overall, third at state, and was ranked as high as No. 16 nationally.
• Named to Class 5A All-State Tournament Team as both a sophomore and senior.
• Recognized as Eastern Kansas League Player of the Year as a senior.
• Named First Team All-State by the Kansas Volleyball Association in 2020, helping the Saints to the state title by averaging 4.50 kills per set.
• Was a finalist for PrepVolleyball.com National Sophomore of the Year in 2019, when she was a state champion and named Honorable Mention All-State in Class 5A.
• Coached by Kristi Lutman (club) and Sarah Ikenberry (high school).
• Verbally committed to Creighton in June of 2020.
Personal
• Daughter of Chris and Lacey Martin.
• Has siblings Sophia, Grace, Jude, Henry and Francesca.
• Dad played basketball at Kansas and mom played volleyball at Johnson County Community College.
• Is a marketing major.
• NIL deal she wants is with a car dealership.
• Dream vacation destination is Greece.
• Best sports memory is going to the Elite Eight.
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