Indiana University Athletics
Four Announced as AVCA All-Region Selections
12/9/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – For the first time since 1989, the Indiana volleyball team had four players selected to the AVCA All-Region team. IU held top honors in the Midwest, landing an area-best four players on the 14 player All-Region team in 2025. The full teams were announced on Tuesday (Dec. 9) morning.
Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic were named to the 14-player All-Region team. The honor advances them to the 140-player national ballot that will select AVCA All-Americans next week in Kansas City. All-Region honors are voted on by each head coach in the respective areas of the country.
Alonso-Corcelles has turned into one of the best six-rotation players in the country, showing IU's ability to develop players at a high level in its program. She leads the team with 389 kills, 3.54 kills per set and 451.0 points this season. She's had 22 matches with at least 10+ kills, including two contests with 20-or-more kills.
Over the four years she's spent in Bloomington, the Madrid native has blossomed into her role on and off the court. She has provided career highs in digs per set (2.01) and blocks per set (0.59), turning into a legitimate defensive option in IU's back row. In IU's NCAA Tournament win over Toledo, she moved into ninth in program history in career kills (1,373).
Tatum's been the emotional leader that IU needed this year. On top of that, she's developed into a premier right-side attacker in the country this year. She's provided career highs in kills (353), digs (68) and hitting percentage (.324) while helping IU to the NCAA regional semifinals. She has hit above .300 on 18 different occasions this season.
Jager made an immediate difference in the program from the moment she stepped on the court. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter has been a six-rotation player from the jump. She's provided 374 kills so far this season, the third most in a single season by a freshman in program history. On top of that, she's added 244 digs, 55 blocks and 30 service aces.
The Carlsbad, California native was the only unanimous player on the 10-person Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2025. Her ability to pass the volleyball has helped separate herself from the rest of the country. She's passed 645 balls in serve receive this season to the tune of a good pass percentage of over 54 percent.
Krickovic was the last player on IU's roster to arrive to campus but has fit seamlessly into the program. Tasked with running a fast offense as a freshman, the Serbian setter has taken the game to new levels. She is averaging 10.67 assists per set and is pushing IU to a potential single-season record for hitting percentage (.283).
The 6-foot-2 setter became the first IU freshman in school history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors. She joined Jager on the Big Ten's All-Freshman team, the first time in program history that IU has had multiple representatives in the same season. She is fourth all-time in single-season assists by an IU freshman setter (1,174).
All four players will now advance to the ballot to be selected as an AVCA All-American. The 14 first-team region selections from each of the 10 regions will comprise a 140-player ballot for the AVCA committee to select from. Each year, the AVCA names 14 players to the First, Second and Third Team All-American lists. Several others will make the Honorable Mention All-American team.
Just four players in program history (Karen Dunham, Erica Short, Ashley Benson and Camryn Haworth) have ever been named AVCA All-Americans. Benson (3rd – 2008, 1st – 2010) is the only player to have ever made one of the top three teams in IU history.
Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles, senior opposite hitter Avry Tatum, freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager and freshman setter Teodora Krickovic were named to the 14-player All-Region team. The honor advances them to the 140-player national ballot that will select AVCA All-Americans next week in Kansas City. All-Region honors are voted on by each head coach in the respective areas of the country.
Alonso-Corcelles has turned into one of the best six-rotation players in the country, showing IU's ability to develop players at a high level in its program. She leads the team with 389 kills, 3.54 kills per set and 451.0 points this season. She's had 22 matches with at least 10+ kills, including two contests with 20-or-more kills.
Over the four years she's spent in Bloomington, the Madrid native has blossomed into her role on and off the court. She has provided career highs in digs per set (2.01) and blocks per set (0.59), turning into a legitimate defensive option in IU's back row. In IU's NCAA Tournament win over Toledo, she moved into ninth in program history in career kills (1,373).
Tatum's been the emotional leader that IU needed this year. On top of that, she's developed into a premier right-side attacker in the country this year. She's provided career highs in kills (353), digs (68) and hitting percentage (.324) while helping IU to the NCAA regional semifinals. She has hit above .300 on 18 different occasions this season.
Jager made an immediate difference in the program from the moment she stepped on the court. The 6-foot-1 outside hitter has been a six-rotation player from the jump. She's provided 374 kills so far this season, the third most in a single season by a freshman in program history. On top of that, she's added 244 digs, 55 blocks and 30 service aces.
The Carlsbad, California native was the only unanimous player on the 10-person Big Ten All-Freshman team in 2025. Her ability to pass the volleyball has helped separate herself from the rest of the country. She's passed 645 balls in serve receive this season to the tune of a good pass percentage of over 54 percent.
Krickovic was the last player on IU's roster to arrive to campus but has fit seamlessly into the program. Tasked with running a fast offense as a freshman, the Serbian setter has taken the game to new levels. She is averaging 10.67 assists per set and is pushing IU to a potential single-season record for hitting percentage (.283).
The 6-foot-2 setter became the first IU freshman in school history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors. She joined Jager on the Big Ten's All-Freshman team, the first time in program history that IU has had multiple representatives in the same season. She is fourth all-time in single-season assists by an IU freshman setter (1,174).
All four players will now advance to the ballot to be selected as an AVCA All-American. The 14 first-team region selections from each of the 10 regions will comprise a 140-player ballot for the AVCA committee to select from. Each year, the AVCA names 14 players to the First, Second and Third Team All-American lists. Several others will make the Honorable Mention All-American team.
Just four players in program history (Karen Dunham, Erica Short, Ashley Benson and Camryn Haworth) have ever been named AVCA All-Americans. Benson (3rd – 2008, 1st – 2010) is the only player to have ever made one of the top three teams in IU history.
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