COLUMBIA, Mo. – Three University of Missouri Volleyball student-athletes were named 2024 American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Americans, the organization announced Wednesday.
Graduate outside hitter Mychael Vernon was tabbed an AVCA Third-Team All-American while senior right side hitter Jordan Iliff and junior libero Maya Sands were selected AVCA Honorable Mention All-Americans.
The trio of Tigers are the 25th, 26th, and 27th All-Americans in Mizzou program history since 2000. Vernon, Iliff and Sands are Mizzou’s first All-Americans since Kylie Deberg earned Second-Team honors over the 2020 campaign.
Mizzou last had three All-Americans in 2016 when Melanie Crow (Third-Team), Carly Kan (Honorable Mention) and Alyssa Munlyn (Honorable Mention) were recognized by the AVCA.
Missouri paced the SEC Wednesday with three All-American selections. The trio are head coach Dawn Sullivan‘s first All-American honorees at MU.
Mychael Vernon was named an All-American for the first time in her career Wednesday, as she appeared on the Third Team.
The outside hitter from Ossining, New York, ranked third in the SEC with 504 kills (4.27 kills/set, ninth in the SEC) and 561.5 points (4.76 points/set, ninth in the SEC) in 2024.
In the NCAA, Vernon ranks 24th for total kills and 31st for total points. She finished in double-digits kills in all but two matches this season (29 of 31) along with 13 double-doubles.
The 2024 SEC Newcomer of the Year and the 2024 AVCA Central Region Player of the Year registered a career-best 37 kills against Arkansas (Oct. 25) to set a new Mizzou single-match record.
Vernon logged back-to-back 20-kill matches in her NCAA Tournament debut posting 20 and 23 kills, respectively, in Dallas against Texas State (Dec. 5) and SMU (Dec. 6). She most recently posted 11 kills, six digs and two blocks for her third-straight 10-plus kill NCAA Tournament match in as many appearances (54 kills at 2024 NCAA Tournament) against Kentucky in the Sweet 16 on Dec. 12.
Vernon ranked fourth in SEC play with 4.46 kills per set (290 kills) and 4.92 points per set (320.0 points). She was the top newcomer in the SEC for both categories. Vernon was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 30.
Vernon concluded her collegiate career with 1,569 kills. Her career-best 504 kills…
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