UF VB | Kennedy Martin Selected as AVCA Second Team All-American

Martin is just the fourth Florida Freshman to earn either First, Second or Third Team All-American status.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Following a promising freshman season, Kennedy Martin was tabbed as Second Team All-American from the American Volleyball Coaches Association, as the organization announced Wednesday.

Martin becomes just the fourth Florida freshman named to either the First, Second or Third teams during a rookie campaign, joining Rhamat Alhassan (2014 – Second Team), Kelly Murphy (2008 – Third Team) and her current teammate Alexis Stucky who received Third Team during the 2022 season.

The Fort Mill, South Carolina Native tabs her first-career AVCA All-America honor and joins a stellar group of 48 players with 133 All-America honors since the 1991 season.

Kennedy Martin | Freshman | 6’6” | RS/OH | Fort Mill, S.C.

* First AVCA All-America Honor
* 2023 Southeast All-Region Team
* 2023 All-SEC Team
* 2023 All-Freshman Team
* Earned AVCA National Division I Player of the Week honors on Aug. 29, 2023
* Named Overall/Offensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 28, Sept. 4, 2023)
* Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 11
* The first Florida Freshman to earn an SEC honor each of their first three weeks in the program
* Started in all 29 matches during the 2023 season
* Tallied double-digit kills in all 29 matches in her freshman campaign
* Recorded seven double-doubles this season
* Her 492 kills registered during her rookie season is the most from any freshman in Florida history, surpassing Ziva Recek’s 440 record that was set in 2012.
* Posted a career-high 28 kills against then No. 11 Tennessee on Nov. 3
* Ties for fourth in program history for individual single-match kill record (rally scoring)
* Her 28 kills against then No. 11 Tennessee on Nov. 3 and her 27 kills against then No. 13 Kentucky on Nov. 5 marks the first time since 2001 that a Florida player has recorded 50+ kills in back-to-back matches
* She recorded 45 kills in the opening two matches of the 2023 season and was the most for a Florida freshman in the rally-scoring era. Her 27 kills against South Florida were the most for a Florida freshman in their opening weekend of play in the rally-scoring era
* Posted at least a .400 clip in 14 matches
* Registered a career-high 9.0 blocks twice, last against Texas A&M on Oct. 20
* Set a career-high 32.0 points in win over South Florida on August 26
* Ties for fourth in program history for individual single-match point record (rally scoring)
* Finished the season first on the team in kills (492), in points 581.0
* Also tied for first in aces (31) and ranks third in total blocks (112)
* Has led the Gators in kills 24 times this season
* Has led the Gators in aces 10 times this season
* Has led the Gators in points 22 times this season
* Average per set: 4.35 kills, 0.11 assists, 0.27 service aces, 1.86 digs, 0.99 blocks and 5.14 points
* Finished the year with 581.0 points, 492 kills, 210 digs, 112.0 blocks, 31 service aces and 12 assists