Ava Vickers

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Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Position:
MB
Height:
6-0

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big Ten Selection (2024)
Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree (2024)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2024)

Get to Know Ava
Hobbies: Modeling, Fashion Design, DJ, Graphic Design, Shopping and Reading
Favorite Movies: Every Christopher Nolan movie
Musical Artists: Drake, SZA and Little Baby
Dream Job: Owning my own Interior Design Business and Building my own Clothing Brand
Restaurant: Da Vinci
Major: Interior Design with a Minor in Business
Favorite Volleyball Memory: Winning the AAU National Championship in 2023

2024 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection ... CSC Academic All-District team … Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree … played in 24 matches as a sophomore with 21 starts … started all 20 Big Ten matches … played through injury but produced 98 kills (1.17 per set), 67 blocks (0.80) and 16 digs … led the team with a .314 hitting percentage (98-24-236) … had seven matches with at least six kills on the season … made first start of the year with six kills and two blocks against Miami (Fla.) … came off the bench and contributed six kills and six blocks in a win over Notre Dame … produced a career high 10 kills (no errors) on 18 swings at Washington … added four kills and six blocks (two solo) in a win over Michigan State … went errorless (5-0-11) with four blocks against Ohio State … tallied six kills (.417) and five blocks against No. 3 Penn State … matched a career high with seven blocks at Rutgers … added eight kills (.375) at Ohio State … closed out. Campaign with three kills, two digs and a block in a sweep of Illinois.

2023 (Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in 12 matches with four starts ... totaled 36 kills and 25 blocks on the season ... combined for 11 blocks in wins over Southern Indiana and Radford ... notched three kills in a victory over Lindenwood ... notched a career high seven kills in the win over Jacksonville ... outstanding off the bench with seven kills and four blocks at No. 19 Purdue ... provided four kills in reserve at Northwestern.

Prep and Personal
Prepped at Fishers High School in Fishers, Ind. ... high school teammate of former Hoosier Camryn Haworth ... played club for Munciana alongside Haworth, Carly Mills and Charlotte Vinson ... won three-straight AAU 18 Open National Championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023 ... finished prep career with 736 kills, 317 blocks, 140 digs, 86 aces and a .345 hitting percentage ... broke the career blocks record at Fishers ... ranked as the No. 3 player in the state of Indiana according to Prep Dig ... First Team All-Conference and All-District in 2021 and 2022 ... named First Team All-State in 2022 ... a member of the IHSVCA 4A All-Star Team in 2022 ... named to the 2022 AVCA All-American Watch List ... led Fishers to a sectional title in 2021 ... daughter of Vince and Amy Vickers ... has one sibling, Emery … intends to major in Interior Design ... born on May 25th.