SAN FRANCISCO – University of Utah outside hitter Kamryn Gibadlo earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 Freshman team.
Gibadlo ended her first season as a Ute in the top 30 in the Pac-12 with 2.61 kills per set. The Cave Creek, Arizona native tallied 17 matches with double-digit kills. Gibadlo accumulated 284 kills in her debut season on 787 swings, ranking second on the team in each category. The Utah newcomer established a six-match double-digit kill streak, beginning on Aug. 30 against Utah State with 12 kills and concluding with 11 kills on Sept. 9 against San Francisco. Gibadlo posted her best hitting percentage of the season in a three-set match against San Francisco, putting down 11 kills on 16 attempts without an error for a .688 clip.
She posted her season-high in kills with 17 against UC Santa Barbara. Moving into conference action, Gibadlo played one of her best matches on the road at UCLA, hitting .412 against the Bruins with eight kills on 17 attempts with just one error. Gibadlo posted double-digit kill streaks of three and four matches once Utah opened up Pac-12 play.
In her first year with the Utes, Gibadlo appeared in 109 sets. With 27 service aces on the season, Gibadlo ranked third on the team and 32nd in the Pac-12 with .26 aces per set.
Gibadlo followed KJ Burgess’ selection in 2022. This is the first time in program history, Utah has earned Pac-12 Freshman team honors in back-to-back seasons.
2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year: Kendall Kipp, Stanford
2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Maggie Li, California
2023 Pac-12 Setter of the Year: Kami Miner, Stanford
2023 Pac-12 Libero of the Year: Elena Oglivie, Stanford
2023 Pac-12 Coach of the Year: J.J. Van Niel, Arizona State
2023 All-Pac-12 Women’s Volleyball Team
Caitie Baird, Stanford
Mimi Colyer, Oregon
Anna Dodson, UCLA
Skylar Fields, USC
Sami Francis, Stanford
Gabby Gonzales, Oregon
Magda Jehlarova, Washington State
Kendall Kipp, Stanford
Marta Levinska, Arizona State
Morgan Lewis, Oregon
Maggie Li, California
Kara McGhee, Oregon
Kami Miner, Stanford
Elena Oglivie, Stanford
Hannah Pukis, Oregon
Elia Rubin, Stanford
Pia Timmer, Washington State
Mia Tuaniga, USC
Honorable Mention: Karson Bacon, ORE; Geli Cyr, ASU; Tara DeSa, CAL; Lexi Hadrych, COLO; Skyy Howard, COLO; Iman Isanovic, WSU; Claire Jeter, ASU; Annalea Maeder, CAL; Georgia…
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