TUCSON – Former Arizona volleyball All-American Madi Kingdon has been named the Azerbaijan Superleague MVP after leading her team to a championship in her first professional season.

“It's really no surprise that Madi is having the type of success she is having already,” said Arizona head coach Dave Rubio. “She's proving what she showed at Arizona: she's an elite six-rotation player. To be able to have the type of impact that she has had at one of the top volleyball leagues in the world in just one year is incredible. This is just the beginning for Madi.”

Just a season removed from her All-American career at Arizona, Kingdon took the Azerbaijan Superleague by storm. Her MVP year culminated in a league championship.

Kingdon is the most recent of a slew of Wildcats having success on a professional level, joining the likes of Tiffany Owens, Whitney Dosty, Kim Glass, Dana Burkholder and plenty of others.

Following her success in Azerbaijan, Kingdon was the sixth pick in the South Korean KOVO League. The Kovo League is one of the elite professional volleyball federations in the world with very limited spots available.

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