2026 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Ava Williamson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dripping Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Dripping Springs, Texas
- Previous School:
- Arizona State
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (ARIZONA STATE)
โข AVCA All-Americanย (Second Team 2024)
โข AVCA Top Flight Award (Flight 2 with Arden Beseckerย 2024)
โขย Big 12 Pairย of the Weekย (Apr. 9, 2025; Mar. 5, 2025)
โข Pac 12 Pairย of the Weekย (Mar. 26, 2024)
2025ย (ARIZONA STATE)
Ended the season with an overall record of 23-12 (47-19 career) โฆ had the most wins on the team, which was tied for the forth-most wins in a single season in ASU historyย โฆ played all but one match across the top two courts, pairing with three different Sun Devils, playingย the most with Daniella Kensingerย โฆ ranks 10th at ASU in career winsย โฆ had ranked wins over the No. 2 pair from No. 1 TCU and the No. 3 pair from No. 4 LMU at the Center of Effort Challenge โฆย went 4-0 at the Wildcat Spring Challenge (with Ava Kirunchyk), including a win over the No. 2 pair from No. 1 TCU โฆ went 5-0 at the No. 2 court with partner Ava Kirunchyk against Arizona and at the ASU/GCU Invitational, including a ranked win over No. 19 Washingtonย โฆ picked up ranked wins over the No. 1 pairs from No. 20 Florida International and No. 18 Georgia State at the East vs. West Tournament โฆ went 4-0 at the Cactus Classic with partner Daniella Kensinger, picking up wins over the No. 1 pairs from No. 20 Stetson and No. 18 GCU โฆ opened the season with a win over No. 12 Hawai'i.
2024ย (ARIZONA STATE)
Ended the season with an overall record of 24-7 (24-7 career), helping lead the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program historyโฆ her season record was the third-best single-season mark in ASU historyย โฆ she played on the top two courts, starting on the twos with Arden Besecker before switching to the ones with Daniella Kensinger โฆย earned two wins on court oneย with Daniella Kensinger in the Pac-12 Championships, including an upset over the duo from No. 8 California โฆ got aย win over No. 19 Arizona's top pair in Tucson โฆ picked up three wins on court one at Pac-12 North alongside Daniella Kensinger, including a win over No. 13 Washington โฆ extended her winning streak to 11 in a row on court one with Daniella Kensinger after defeating No. 18 Stetson and No. 16 GCU โฆ extended her winning streak with Arden Besecker to nine in a rowย after an undefeated weekend at the Fight in the Fort Tournament, including an upset over No. 4 TCU on court two and wins over No. 13 FIU and No. 14 Washingtonwent 4-0 at the LBSU Tournament with Arden Besecker, including a win against a pair from No. 7 Long Beach State โฆ at the Pac-12 South Tournament, she upset the pairย from No. 2 Stanford with Ardenย Besecker on court two at the Pac-12 South Tournament and also got a win over a duo from No. 19 Arizona to help get the rivalry dual win โฆ made her collegiate debut with two wins over pairs from ranked teams (No. 12 Georgia State, No. 17 South Carolina) on court twoย with Arden Besecker to help ASU go 4-0, the best start in program history.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year indoor volleyball letter winner at opposite at Dripping Springs High School โฆย also competed in the high jump for four years on the track and field team at DSHSย โฆ led her team to a 6A State Volleyball Championship in 2022 and a 3rd place finish at the 5A State Championship in 2020ย โฆ 2022 volleyball honors includeย Texas High School Coaches Association (THSCA) Academic All-State Team;ย Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) All-State Team;ย TGCA Legacy All-Star; District 26-6A First Team All-District; Tiger Volleyball Most Valuable Playerย โฆย also earned First-Team Academic All-District honors and Second-Team All-District honors in 2021ย โฆ DSHS finished as the runner-up at the District 26-5A Texas State Regional Volleyball Tournamentย โฆ owned the school record in the high jump and twice qualified for the State Championship in the event (5A in 2021 and 6A in 2022)ย โฆ named a First Team Academic All-State selection in track in 2022ย โฆ played club for Texas Volleyball Team (TVT) โฆ placed third at the 2023 P1440 Junior National Championships (18U)ย and at the 2022 West Coast AAU Junior Olympic Games (18U) โฆ took first at the third annual Texas Cup (16U) in 2021 โฆ was aย USAV National Training and Development Team member โฆ named P1440 Rising Star.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ava Grace Williamson โฆ Born in Austin, Texas โฆ parents are John and Donna Williamson โฆ has one younger brother, Scott Williamson, and one older sister, Audrey Williamsonย โฆ sister, Audrey, ran track for four years at Baylor, while her father, John, played basketball at Texas-San Antonio for two years and at Baylor for two yearsย โฆ says she chose UCLA because,โ... of the amazing team culture and coaching staff that pushes everyone to be their best. I also love the location and the campus is beautiful.โ โฆ lists her greatest athletic thrill as when she and herย partner beat the No. 2 team in the country her freshman year to start the biggest upset that ASUย has ever hadย โฆ the athlete she admires most is Serena Williams because she paved the way for a lot of female athletes and she overcame so much adversity within her career โฆ enjoysย anythingย to do with being on or near the water, including swimming, wakesurfing and being at the beach and also lovesย reading and hanging out with friends โฆ majoring in sociology.
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