LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced its annual All-Region award winners on Tuesday, and Utah Volleyball collected four West Region honors. This is the most for the program in a season since 2019 when Utah secured four first-team designations in the Pacific South Region and the first time since 2022 that the Utes have collected all-region honors. Kamryn Gibadlo earned the lone first team selection for the Utes, with Allie Olsen, Lauren Jardine and Emrie Satuala each collecting honorable mention status.
“These awards are so well deserved,” said head coach Beth Launiere.” “Kamryn, Allie, Emrie and Lauren were instrumental and contributed so much to our success this year. The entire team put in the work and for these players to be honored by the AVCA with All-Region awards is a testament to the commitment each made to have a great 2024 season.”
Coming off a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection, Gibadlo earns the first AVCA All-Region selection of her career. She led the Utah offense on multiple fronts with 22 double-digit kill matches, putting away 370 total kills and averaging 3.33 kills per set. In 22 matches against AVCA top-100 opponents, Gibadlo posted a .259 hitting percentage, averaging 3.49 kills per set. Gibadlo set a new career-high in kills multiple times this season, establishing her current mark on the road at Colorado with 20 kills. A threat from the service line, Gibadlo leads the Utes with 40 aces.
After earning her first all-conference honor, Olsen adds AVCA honorable mention to close out her time as a Ute. Finishing her run as the most efficient attacker in Utah history for both a single season and a career, compiling a .401 clip during the 2024 campaign and finishing with a career average of .357. Olsen has been a force on both sides of the net for the Utes accounting for 201 kills and averaging 1.97 kills per set. She has consistently ranked as one of the most efficient attackers in the nation, sitting in the top 25 in the country for hitting percentage and the top five in the conference. At the net, Olsen adds 99 blocks for the Utah defense, averaging .97 blocks per set. In matches against AVCA top-100 opponents, Olsen recorded over 150 kills averaging nearly two kills per set. In those matches, she accounted for 71 blocks.
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