Five Badgers Earn AVCA All-Region Honors
December 10, 2024 | Volleyball
Franklin and Fuerbringer highlights All-Region honors
MADISON, Wis. – The awards continue to stack up for Wisconsin volleyball as Carter Booth, Sarah Franklin, Charlie Fuerbringer, Devyn Robinson, and Anna Smrek earned AVCA All-Region honors, announced today by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). Franklin was named AVCA North Region Player of the Year, while Fuerbringer was named North Region Freshman of the Year.
Outside hitter Sarah Franklin joins Badger great, Dana Rettke, in having earned AVCA Regional Player of the Year multiple times. Rettke earned the respected honor in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Franklin and Rettke are also the only Badgers in program history to be named Regional Player of the Year. This marks the third year in a row where Franklin was named AVCA All-Region, and back-to-back seasons as Player of the Year. Last week, she was also named First Team All-Big Ten and Player of the Year.
Freshman setter Charlie Fuerbringer joins a previous party of four to earn AVCA Regional Freshman of the Year. The last to do it was Dana Rettke in 2017, but Fuerbringer joins the cast of Lauren Carlini (2013), Tionna Williams (2015), Molly Haggerty (2016), and Rettke. A week ago, Fuerbringer was named Second Team All-Big Ten and a unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection.
Also repeats to All-Region are, Anna Smrek and Carter Booth. Both Smrek and Booth are coming off All-Big Ten nods with Smrek repeating as First Team and Booth earning Second Team. Smrek (seventh) and Booth (fifth) rank in the top 10 of the Big Ten in blocks per set. Smrek is averaging 1.28 blocks per set, while Booth averages 1.33. Booth picks up her third All-Region honor, and Smrek takes home her second All-Region honor.
AVCA All-America teams will be announced Wednesday, December 18.
Outside hitter Sarah Franklin joins Badger great, Dana Rettke, in having earned AVCA Regional Player of the Year multiple times. Rettke earned the respected honor in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Franklin and Rettke are also the only Badgers in program history to be named Regional Player of the Year. This marks the third year in a row where Franklin was named AVCA All-Region, and back-to-back seasons as Player of the Year. Last week, she was also named First Team All-Big Ten and Player of the Year.
Freshman setter Charlie Fuerbringer joins a previous party of four to earn AVCA Regional Freshman of the Year. The last to do it was Dana Rettke in 2017, but Fuerbringer joins the cast of Lauren Carlini (2013), Tionna Williams (2015), Molly Haggerty (2016), and Rettke. A week ago, Fuerbringer was named Second Team All-Big Ten and a unanimous All-Big Ten Freshman Team selection.
Also repeats to All-Region are, Anna Smrek and Carter Booth. Both Smrek and Booth are coming off All-Big Ten nods with Smrek repeating as First Team and Booth earning Second Team. Smrek (seventh) and Booth (fifth) rank in the top 10 of the Big Ten in blocks per set. Smrek is averaging 1.28 blocks per set, while Booth averages 1.33. Booth picks up her third All-Region honor, and Smrek takes home her second All-Region honor.
AVCA All-America teams will be announced Wednesday, December 18.
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