Penn State’s Katie Schumacher-Cawley was a unanimous choice as the national coach of the year as we announce our 2024 VolleyballMag All-Americans, player of the year and coach of the year.
Pittsburgh right side Olivia Babcock is the national player of the year. Nebraska llbero Lexi Rodriguez and Penn State outside hitter Jess Mruzik also got first-place votes. Also getting votes for second or third were Creighton’s Kendra Wait, Florida’s Kennedy Martin and Wisconsin’s Sarah Franklin.
Penn State setter Izzy Starck was nearly unanimous as the freshman of the year. Ayden Ames of Texas got a first-place vote and other votes for second or third went to Wisconsin’s Charlie Feurbringer, Louisville’s Nayellis Cabello, Pitt’s Ryla Jones and Stanford’s Ipar Kurt.
Our four-team All-American list represents the tremendous talent in NCAA Division I volleyball, and, for that matter, so do our extensive honorable-mentions.
Third-year Penn State coach Schumacher-Cawley not only directed her team to its first NCAA title since 2014, she became the first woman head coach to win a DI…
