Indiana University Athletics
Krickovic Named AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year
12/9/2025 11:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – It's been the year of the freshman setter in college volleyball. Across the country, first-year players have been tasked with running high-powered offenses. Perhaps no player has adapted as quickly to the college game than Indiana freshman setter Teodora Krickovic. On Tuesday (Dec. 9) morning, she was named the AVCA Midwest Region Freshman of the Year.
The young Serbian arrived in August and was asked to run one of the nation's fastest offenses. Armed with three fantastic pin hitters around her, the Hoosiers have transitioned seamlessly in 2025 to a fast-tempo system. Krickovic is third among freshman setters in the NCAA in assists per set (10.67) and has set each of her primary attackers to career years in hitting efficiency.
Krickovic was named an AVCA Midwest All-Region selection alongside teammates Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Avry Tatum and Jaidyn Jager. The region's seven-person committee further selected her as the Freshman of the Year in the region. Her and Jager were the only two freshmen to make the All-Region team. Both players will now be in consideration for the AVCA's National Freshman of the Year award.
It's been a record year in Bloomington as the Hoosiers prepare to embark on their first trip to the NCAA regional semifinals since 2010. IU's seven-player freshman class has been instrumental in the historic success this season. Four different freshmen have played in every match this year. Jager, Krickovic and freshman libero Audrey Jackson have played in every set this year.
Krickovic has started all 32 matches this season after arriving a week into preseason camp. On top of her 10.67 assists per set, she's offered up 1.76 digs per set, 0.45 blocks per set and a team-best 0.35 aces per set. Her 1,174 helpers are the most by an IU freshman since 2007. She's had 10 different matches with at least 40 assists.
IU's offense has been instrumental in the team's success this year. It is on track to break a single-season program record for team hitting percentage. The Hoosiers are hitting .283 this season, top 20 in the NCAA, and are set to smash the program mark from 1989 (.246).
Krickovic and her three teammates will advance to the national ballot in hopes of earning AVCA All-American honors in 2025. In IU's program history, only four players have ever been an AVCA All-American. Only one, Ashley Benson (2009, 2010), has ever made one of the First, Second or Third teams.
The young Serbian arrived in August and was asked to run one of the nation's fastest offenses. Armed with three fantastic pin hitters around her, the Hoosiers have transitioned seamlessly in 2025 to a fast-tempo system. Krickovic is third among freshman setters in the NCAA in assists per set (10.67) and has set each of her primary attackers to career years in hitting efficiency.
Krickovic was named an AVCA Midwest All-Region selection alongside teammates Candela Alonso-Corcelles, Avry Tatum and Jaidyn Jager. The region's seven-person committee further selected her as the Freshman of the Year in the region. Her and Jager were the only two freshmen to make the All-Region team. Both players will now be in consideration for the AVCA's National Freshman of the Year award.
It's been a record year in Bloomington as the Hoosiers prepare to embark on their first trip to the NCAA regional semifinals since 2010. IU's seven-player freshman class has been instrumental in the historic success this season. Four different freshmen have played in every match this year. Jager, Krickovic and freshman libero Audrey Jackson have played in every set this year.
Krickovic has started all 32 matches this season after arriving a week into preseason camp. On top of her 10.67 assists per set, she's offered up 1.76 digs per set, 0.45 blocks per set and a team-best 0.35 aces per set. Her 1,174 helpers are the most by an IU freshman since 2007. She's had 10 different matches with at least 40 assists.
IU's offense has been instrumental in the team's success this year. It is on track to break a single-season program record for team hitting percentage. The Hoosiers are hitting .283 this season, top 20 in the NCAA, and are set to smash the program mark from 1989 (.246).
Krickovic and her three teammates will advance to the national ballot in hopes of earning AVCA All-American honors in 2025. In IU's program history, only four players have ever been an AVCA All-American. Only one, Ashley Benson (2009, 2010), has ever made one of the First, Second or Third teams.
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