20 from Big Ten Volleyball Named AVCA All-Americans

2021 AVCA Division I All-American Awards

2021 Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Volleyball Team

ROSEMONT, ILL – Twenty Big Ten Conference volleyball student-athletes have been selected as All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA), the most of any conference. In addition, two Big Ten volleyball players were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Team.

In all, eight Big Ten teams received at least one AVCA All-America nod, with Nebraska and Purdue pacing the league with four honorees each.

Nebraska freshman libero Lexi Rodriguez, Minnesota senior right side hitter Stephanie Samedy, Wisconsin graduate student setter Sydney Hilley and graduate middle blocker Dana Rettke all earned recognition on the first team.

Hilley was also a member of the CoSIDA Academic All-America first team, while Illinois Diana Brown was named to the second team.

 

2021 AVCA All-Americans

First Team

Lexi Rodriguez, Fr., L, Nebraska

Stephanie Samedy, Sr., RS, Minnesota

Sydney Hilley, Gr., S, Wisconsin

Dana Rettke, Gr., MB, Wisconsin

 

Second Team

Kayla Caffey, Gr., MB, Nebraska

Rylee Rader, So., MB, Ohio State

Kaitlyn Hord, Sr., MB, Penn State

Caitlyn Newton, Gr., OH, Purdue

Lauren Barnes, Gr., L, Wisconsin

 

Third Team

Madi Kubik, Jr., OH, Nebraska

Mac Podraza, Jr., S, Ohio State

Jonni Parker, Sr., OPP, Penn State

 

Honorable Mention

Megan Cooney, Gr., OPP, Illinois

Jess Mruzik, So., OH, Michigan

CC McGraw, Sr., L, Minnesota

Nicklin Hames, Sr., S, Nebraska

Emily Londot, So., OPP, Ohio State

Hayley Bush, Sr., S, Purdue

Grace Cleveland, Sr., OPP, Purdue

Jena Otec, Gr., L, Purdue

 

2021 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans

First Team

Sydney Hilley, Gr., S, Wisconsin (3.79, Genetics & Genomics/Applied Biotechnology)

 

Second Team

Diana Brown, Sr., S, Illinois (4.00, Molecular & Cellular Biology)