UF VB | Gators Announce Two Additions to 2022 Roster

Transfers AC Fitzpatrick and Rhett Robinson to join the Gators this spring

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Florida volleyball program welcomed two transfers to the 2022 squad, as head coach Mary Wise announced Saturday.

AC Fitzpatrick and Rhett Robinson have enrolled at Florida and will join the Gators in the gym this spring. Fitzpatrick is coming to Florida from Penn State, where she spent two seasons, while Robinson is joining the Gators are four seasons at the University of North Texas.

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Below is a look at the achievements each of the two transfers bring with them to Gainesville.

AC Fitzpatrick | 5-11 | OH | High School: Trinity Catholic | Previous School: Penn State
Fitzpatrick’s Penn State Accolades

* 2021 All-Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
* 2020 Started all 16 matches and played in all 60 sets in her first season at Penn State
* 2020 Hit .221 with 156 kills, 20 aces, 131 digs and 20 blocks
* 2020 Ranked first on the team in aces, second in kills and third in digs
* 2020 Recorded three double-doubles, including season-highs in kills (17) and digs (17) in a five-set win over Illinois (2/6)
* 2020 Posted double-digit kills seven times and double-digit digs five times
* 2020 Had at least one ace in eight matches, including a season-high four twice.
* 2020 Ranked second among Big Ten freshmen in aces/set (0.33).
Fitzpatrick’s High School Accolades

* Named the 2020 Florida Gatorade Player of the Year following her final season at Trinity Catholic High School
* Won the Florida 3A Player of the Year award following her senior season and the Florida 5A Player of the Year award following her junior season
* Finished career with 1,868 kills, 875 digs, 166 blocks and 221 aces while leading team to 80-27 record
* Led team to 3A state title in 2018, regional titles in 2018 and 2019 and district titles all four years

Fitzpatrick’s Club Accolades

* Named 2019 Florida Miss Volleyball and a 2019 Under Armour All-American
* Played club volleyball for Ocala Power United for nine years and for the Top Select Volleyball Academy for one year
* Helped teams qualify for nationals seven times
* 2017 USA High Performance Champion
* MVP of GIY Division

Fitzpatrick’s Off the Court Accolades

* Ran high school volleyball and basketball camps
* Made the All-County Basketball Team during her freshman and sophomore years of high school
* Also played beach volleyball and ran track

Rhett Robinson | 5-11 | OH/RS | High School: Krum | Previous School: University of North Texas
Robinson’s North Texas Accolades

* 2021 SACC Executive Board Member
* 2021 Conference USA Spirit of Service Award
* 2021 Named to the AVCA All Southwest Region Team
* 2021 First Team All C-USA
* 2021 AVCA National Player of the Week (10/19/21)
* 2021 Hit her 1000th career kill 8/27/21
* 2021 Picked Preseason All-Conference
* 2020-21 One of two players to appear in all 83 sets for the Mean Green
* 2020-21 Led Conference USA and finished No. 9 in NCAA Division I with 352 kills
* 2020-21 Named to First Team All-Conference USA for the second consecutive season
* 2020-21 Second on the team with 76 blocks, which ranked third in Conference USA
* 2020-21 Six matches with 20-or-more kills
* 2020-21 Moved into 10th in program history in career kills (996)
* 2020-21 Notched a season-high seven blocks in the win at Southern Miss that propelled the Mean Green to the C-USA Tournament (03/22)
* 2020-21 Finished with a career-high 29 kills at Rice (03/21)
* 2020-21 Set a career-high 66 attacks against UTEP (03/01)
* 2020-21 Tied a career-high four aces against UAB (02/07)
* 2020-21 Named to the 2020-21 Conference USA All-Preseason Team
* 2020-21 Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better
* 2019 Invited to the U.S. National Team Open tryouts from Feb. 21-23 at Colorado Springs, Colorado
* 2019 First team All-Conference USA
* 2019 Appeared in 86 sets and finished ninth in C-USA for total kills (264), despite suffering an injury that kept her out from Sept. 7 to Sept. 27
* 2019 Her 264 kills were good for second best on the team
* 2019 Ranked No. 6 in C-USA for 186 kills in 14 conference matches
* 2019 Reached double-digit kills in 15 matches this season
* 2019 Second most blocks on the team with 69
* 2019 Finished second on the team with 3.07 kills per set
* 2019 Season high 9 blocks vs. FIU (11/01)
* 2019 Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better
* 2018 Named to C-USA All-Freshman Team
* 2018 Appeared in 128 sets for the Mean Green
* 2018 Second most kills on team with 380
* 2018 C-USA Freshman of the Week 10/22. C-USA Co-Freshman of the Week 08/27
* 2018 Recorded 11 kills and six blocks against No. 12 Baylor in a 3-1 loss (08/28)
* 2018 Tied career high two aces against Kansas State (09/07)
* 2018 12 kills against Kent State (08/25)
* 2018 Career high 17 kills on 09/08
* 2018 Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll for a 3.0 GPA or better

Robinson’s High School Accolades

* Four-year letterwinner at Krum High School under Lynn Larson
* Helped the Bobcats to three consecutive trips to at least the regional semifinals, with a regional final appearance in 2017
* Two-time All-District 9-4A honoree
* Led Class 4A with 629 kills
Robinson’s Club Accolades

* Played for North Port Volleyball Club
Robinson’s Off the Court Accolades

* All-State Academic
* Four-time All-District Academic Team (2015-18)
* Two-time Academic All-State (2016, 2017)
* Also competed in cross country, track and basketball
* Track honors:
* 2015, 2016, 2017 letterwinner
* 2016 District champion in 300 hurdles, Triple jump, Long jump
* 2016 Area champion in long jump and triple jump
* 2016 3rd place at regionals in triple jump setting the school record, 5th place at regionals in long jump 17’5.75″, 4th place in 300 hurdles by .01 second, 4×4 team set Krum High School record time of 4.03.94
* 2017 District Champion in 300 hurdles and regional qualifier in 300 hurdles, triple jump, and long jump
* Basketball honors:
* Four-year letterwinner
* 2015 District 9-4A Defensive Player of The Year
* 2016 1st team all- district
* 2018 all area co-offensive player of the year avg. 18.9 ppg
* Sister, Reese, also played volleyball alongside Rhett in the 2016/17 seasons, earning All-State honors

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