LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced their 2022 Junior Beach All-Americans on Thursday and Arizona freshman Elin Kaiser was among the 26 athletes from across the country to be recognized.
Kaiser was one of 10 athletes to receive honorable mention status.
A native of Bulverde, Texas, Kaiser played for 210 Beach in San Antonio Texas since 2013. She was a beach national championship medalist for USAV (Gold), USAV Beach HP (silver) and BVCA open club (Gold). She has finished in the top five at AAU nationals, AAU junior Olympics and BCA open pairs. She also played indoor volleyball at Blanco High School where she was District MVP in 2021 as the team went undefeated.
| FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
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| Player |
High School / Club |
City, State |
College |
| Ensley Alden |
San Marcos HS / Tamarack BVC |
Vista, CA |
UCLA |
| Maggie Boyd |
Madsand BVC |
Flower Mound, TX |
UCLA |
| Macey Butler |
Westlake HS / AJV Sand |
Austin, TX |
UCLA |
| Alexis Durish |
210 Beach |
Venice, FL |
Florida State |
| Taylor Hagenah |
Mission Vista / Tamarack BVC |
Oceanside, CA |
Long Beach State |
| Carra Sassack |
West Forsyth HS / S3 Volleyball |
Atlanta, GA |
Florida State |
| Ashley Vincent |
Westminster HS / S3 Volleyball |
Atlanta, GA |
Stanford |
| Gabby Walker |
Madsand BVC |
Flower Mound, TX |
USC |
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| SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS |
| Player |
High School / Club |
City, State |
College |
| Ashleigh Adams |
Stars & Stripes VBC |
Newtown, PA |
Florida Atlantic |
| Kelly Belardi |
Marymount HS / Elite Beach Volleyball |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
Stanford |
| Jenna Colligan |
Mira Costa HS / Elite Beach Volleyball |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
California |
| Malia Gementera |
Wave VBC |
Chula Vista, CA |
Long Beach State |
| Delaney Karl |
Torrey Pines High School / Wave VBC |
Carlsbad, CA |
USC |
| Ashley Pater |
Lakewood Ranch High School |
Bradenton, FL |
USC |
| Bailey Showalter |
Dakine Warriors VBC |
Issaqua, WA |
USC |
| Savannah Standage |
Fusion VBC |
Hermosa Beach, CA |
Pepperdine |
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| HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS |
| Player |
High School / Club |
City, State |
College |
| Arden Besecker |
Lake Travis HS / AJV Sand |
Austin, TX |
Florida State |
| Chloe Charles |
Vandegrift HS / AJV Sand |
Austin, TX |
Florida State |
| Chloe Hooker |
Wave VBC |
San Diego, CA |
Loyola Marymount |
| Elin Kaiser |
210 Beach |
Bulverde, TX |
Arizona |
| Kelly McCloskey |
Edison HS / Elite Beach Volleyball |
Costa Mesa, CA |
LSU |
| Kate Stoughton |
Stars & Stripes Beach VBC |
Brick, NJ |
Long Beach State |
| Mabyn Thomas |
Madsand BVC |
Southlake, TX |
USC |
| Virginia Blair Trost |
E.C. Glass High School |
Lynchburg, VA |
South Carolina |
| Ky Vaickus |
La Jolla HS / Wave VBC |
San Diego, CA |
UCLA |
| Klaire Vandeusen |
210 Beach |
St. Augustine, FL |
USC |
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