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Hart Named AVCA All-Regional Honorable Mention
April 13, 2021 | Volleyball
LOUISVILLE, Kent. – Colorado volleyball redshirt junior Meegan Hart was named to the AVCA Pacific South All-Region Honorable Mention, the association announced Tuesday morning.
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"I'm excited to see Meegan get some recognition for her play this season," said head coach Jesse Mahoney. "She was a consistent presence for us all year."
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Hart was named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last week, her first conference honor after leading Colorado with 64 total blocks in 68 sets. She also had 118 kills and a .301 hitting percentage and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career after she had 13 kills for a .545 hitting percentage, an ace, four digs and eight blocks against No.12 UCLA.
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The Pac-12 earned five on the All-Regional team, three from Utah and two from UCLA. Utah's Dani Drews was named the All-Regional Player of the Year while Arizona's Sofia Maldonado Diaz was named the Freshman of the Year.
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This is Colorado's first regional honoree since the 2018 season when Alexa Smith and Naghede Abu both were named to the AVCA All-Regional First Team and went on to be named All-Americans. Hart will automatically be in the running to be named an All-American.
Player of the Year:Â Dani Drews, University of Utah, OH, Sr.Â
Freshman of the Year:Â Sofia Maldonado Diaz, University of Arizona, OH, Fr.
Coach of the Year:Â Heather Olmstead, BYU
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"I'm excited to see Meegan get some recognition for her play this season," said head coach Jesse Mahoney. "She was a consistent presence for us all year."
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Hart was named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention last week, her first conference honor after leading Colorado with 64 total blocks in 68 sets. She also had 118 kills and a .301 hitting percentage and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in her career after she had 13 kills for a .545 hitting percentage, an ace, four digs and eight blocks against No.12 UCLA.
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The Pac-12 earned five on the All-Regional team, three from Utah and two from UCLA. Utah's Dani Drews was named the All-Regional Player of the Year while Arizona's Sofia Maldonado Diaz was named the Freshman of the Year.
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This is Colorado's first regional honoree since the 2018 season when Alexa Smith and Naghede Abu both were named to the AVCA All-Regional First Team and went on to be named All-Americans. Hart will automatically be in the running to be named an All-American.
PACIFIC SOUTH REGION
| Name | School | Pos. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â Rachel Ahrens | Â Pepperdine University | Â OH/RS | Â JR |
| Taylen Ballard-Nixon |  BYU |  OH |  SR |
| Â Whitney Bower | BYUÂ | Â S | Â SO |
| Dani Drews |  University of Utah |  OH |  SR |
| Kennedy Eschenberg |  BYU |  MB |  SR |
| Zoe Fleck |  UCLA |  L | JR |
| Kate Grimmer | BYU |  RS |  SO |
| Mariena Hayden |  UNLV | OH |  SR |
| Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres |  University of Utah |  S |  JR |
| Kenzie Koerber |  University of Utah | OH | SR |
| Â Mac May | Â UCLA | Â OH/RS | SRÂ |
| Â Shannon Scully | Â Pepperdine University | Â OH | Â SR |
|  Roxie Wiblin | University of San Diego |  OH |  SR |
| Â Isabel Zelaya | Â Pepperdine University | Â S/RS | Â SO |
HONORABLE MENTION
| Name | School | Pos. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke Botkin |  USC |  OH |  SR |
| Â Thana Fayad | Â University of San Diego | OHÂ | Â GR |
|  Meegan Hart |  University of Colorado | MB | R-JR |
|  Sofia Maldonado Diaz |  University of Arizona |  OH |  FR |
| Â élan McCall | Â UCLA | Â OH/RS | Â JR |
| Â Kazna Tanuvassa | Â Utah Valley University | Â OH | Â JR |
Freshman of the Year:Â Sofia Maldonado Diaz, University of Arizona, OH, Fr.
Coach of the Year:Â Heather Olmstead, BYU
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Players Mentioned
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