Kennedy Martin Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-American
Martin becomes the first UF student-athlete selected to a 2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America team.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Her 2024 volleyball achievements extend to the classroom, as Kennedy Martin is a first-team selection on the 2024 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America Division I Volleyball Team.
Since 1984, eight Gators have earned 12 CSC Academic All-America recognition for volleyball, with Martin being one of five to receive First-Team honors. Additionally, she is the first UF student-athlete selected to a 2024 CSC Academic All-America team.
She was also named to CSC’s 2024 Academic All-District Team in December.
Martin in 2024:
* 2024 AVCA First-Team All-American
* 2024 VolleyballMag First-Team All-American
* AVCA’s 2024 Division I Player of the Year Award Semifinalist
* AVCA All-Southeast Region Player of the Year
* AVCA All-Southeast Region First Team
* 2024 Louisville Region All-Tournament Team
* 2024 All-SEC First Team
* Earned AVCA National Division I Player of the Week honors on Oct. 29, 2024 and on Aug. 29, 2023
* 2024 SEC Player of the Week on Oct. 28 and Nov. 11
* 2024 SEC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28 & Nov. 11 and Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4, Oct. 21 and Nov. 18
* Martin becomes the first Gator in program history to earn a share of the SEC Offensive Player of the Week award for five-consecutive weeks and is the only player in program history to earn SEC Offensive weekly accolades five times in a single season.
* 2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
* 2024 Preseason All-SEC Team
* Member of 2024 U-21 USA Collegiate National Team who won Gold at the 2024 NORCECA Continental Championships
* Named to the 2024 U-21 USA Collegiate National Team Roster
* Finished her sophomore season with 512 kills for a .362 average hitting percentage. Added 578.0 points, 146 digs, 42 total blocks (6 BS, 36 BA), 31 service aces and six assists.
* Saw action and started in 24 matches
* Led Florida in kills 23 times, 23 times in points, six times in aces and four times in blocking
* Recorded four double-double matches
* Registered her fourth double-double match of the season after recording 27 kills and a season-high 11 digs against Georgia on Nov. 30
* Tallied back-to-back double-double matches, finishing with 31 kills and 10 digs at Auburn on Nov. 20 before recording 29 kills and 10 digs against UCF on Nov. 23
* Earned her first double-double of the season with 31 kills and 10 digs on Oct. 30 at Arkansas.
* Registered a season-high 11 digs in Florida’s last regular-season matchup at Georiga on Nov. 30, while adding 27 kills and six blocks to finish with 30.0 points and a .412 hitting clip
* Dropped five aces to tie her career-high in Florida’s sweep at Texas A&M on Oct. 18 and finished with 17 kills, six blocks, four digs and one assist.
* Posted a season-high .568 hitting percentage in Florida’s season opener against Colorado State on Aug. 30 and led Florida in kills (25) and points (30.5), while also recording a season-high seven blocks, five digs and one ace
* Hit between .300-.399 thirteen times this season, four times between .400-.499 and five times above .500
* Finished with 30+ kills in five matches
Name
School
Year
Major
Caroline Bien
University of Kansas
Gr.
Accounting
Anna DeBeer (1)
University of Louisville
Gr.
Business Administration (G)
Eva Hudson
Purdue University
Jr.
Biomedical Health Sciences
Kennedy Martin
University of Florida
So.
Business
Bergen Reilly
University of Nebraska
So.
Business & Law
Lexi Rodriguez (1) (6)
University of Nebraska
Sr.
Integrated Media Communication
Kendra Wait (1) (5)
Creighton University
Sr.
Nursing
SECOND TEAM
Merritt Beason
University of Nebraska
Sr.
Applied Science
Logan Case (4)
Western Michigan University
Sr.
French
Rachel Fairbanks (2)
University of Pittsburgh
Sr.
Business Finance
Kira Fallert
University of Northern Iowa
Sr.
Biology
Emily Londot
Ohio State University
Gr.
Kinesiology
Juila Orzol (3)
Wisconsin
Sr.
Business
Elia Rubin
Stanford University
Jr.
Science, Technology & Society
Norah Sis
Creighton University
Sr.
Nursing
THIRD TEAM
Mekaila Aupiu
Illinois State University
Sr.
Environmental Systems Science & Sustainability
Payton Brgoch
University of Mississippi
Gr.
Sport & Recreation Administration (G)
Caitlyn Callahan
College of Charleston
Gr.
Business Administration (G)
Syd Cole
University of Northern Colorado
Gr.
Elementary Education
Tsvetelina Ilieva
Binghamton University
Gr.
Business Administration
Allison Jacobs
University of Michigan
Sr.
Management (G)
Argentina Ung
Arizona State University
Gr.
Liberal Studies
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America(r) in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America(r) in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America(r) in 2023
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America(r) in 2022
(5) – 2nd team Academic All-America(r) in 2022
(6) – 3rd team Academic All-America(r) in 2022
Florida Volleyball CSC Academic All-Americans
1984
Wendy Johnson
2nd Team
1985
Wendy Johnson
Honorable Mention
1992
Heidi Anderson
3rd Team
1993
Aycan Gokberk
2nd Team
Missy Aggertt
3rd Team
1994
Missy Aggertt
1st team
1995
Missy Aggertt
1st team
Aycan Gokberk
1st team
2007
Amber McCray
2nd Team
2008
Kelsey Bowers
2nd Team
2011
Kristy Jaeckel
1st team
2024
Kennedy Martin
1st team
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