LEXINGTON, Ky. – After a stellar sophomore season,
Kamryn Gibadlo has become the 16
th Utah Volleyball player to earn All-America honors, as announced by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) on Wednesday morning. After a unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection, Gibadlo collected an AVCA All-Region (West) selection, before adding AVCA All-America Honorable Mention to her list of honors.
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"Kamryn being named All-American Honorable Mention is such a great honor for her and for the Utah Volleyball program," said head coach
Beth Launiere. "She worked hard and had a great year leading our program back to national prominence."
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Gibadlo started all 31 matches for the Utes, appearing in 111 sets, leading the Utah offense on multiple fronts with 22 double-digit kill matches, putting away 370 total kills and averaging 3.33 kills per set. The Cave Creek, Ariz. native, recorded double-digit kills with a .300+ hitting percentage 12 times this season.
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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. With seven aces against BYU, Gibadlo established a new career-high against the Cougars in front of a record-setting crowd at the Huntsman. Â
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Gibadlo is among 10 athletes to represent the Big 12 of the 97 women's volleyball players named to the All-America list. She is the first Ute to earn All-America honors since
Madelyn Robinson was an honorable mention award winner in 2022.
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Off the court, Gibadlo recently secured her first College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors.