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Colorado Volleyball’s Burilovic Named to AVCA All-West Region First Team
December 09, 2025 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Colorado volleyball junior pin attacker Ana Burilovic (Split, Croatia) was named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association's (AVCA) All-West Region First Team on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Burilovic's all-region selection marks the program's 30th postseason regional selection all-time. This is also her second postseason award after being named to the 2025 All-Big 12 First Team last week. The last time Colorado was named to the All-Region First Team was middle blocker Naghede Abu and outside hitter Alexa Smith in 2018. Colorado's last all-region selection was an honorable mention for middle blocker Meegan Hart in 2020. Colorado's first appearance on the all-region team was the first team for setter Nicole Vranesh in 1992.
Burilovic leads the Big 12 in points per set (5.47) and kills per set (4.71). She is also third in conference for aces per set (0.43). This is Burilovic's first all-region selection of her career. In her 32 matches in 2025, she has accumulated 565 kills, 211 digs, 51 aces, 64 blocks and 19 assists. Burilovic has four kill-dig double-doubles on the season, now totaling 10 in her career. She has had 13 matches with 20 or more kills this season (a CU VB record), including two 30+ kill matches against UCF (Oct. 2) and at Northern Colorado (Oct. 28) – she is only the second player in Colorado Volleyball history to have two matches in one season with over 30 kills. On Sept. 30, Burilovic was named AVCA Player of the Week after aiding the Buffs in their road-sweep over then-No.14 BYU, and then-No.23 Utah. She was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4, after leading Colorado's win over Northern Colorado with 30 kills, hitting .329, nine digs, two blocks and one ace (Oct. 28). Burilovic surpassed 1,000 career kills at West Virginia, becoming the 19th Buff to total over 1,000 career kills. She now has 1,061 career kills, 521 career digs, 118 career aces and 116 career blocks.
Fourteen student-athletes were selected to the AVCA All-West Region First Team, and six were named Honorable Mention. A full list of the honorees can be found after this release.
Under 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2025 season 23-9 and went 12-6 against Big 12 opponents. Coach Mahoney has led the Buffs to a 164-135 record in his 10 seasons at the helm. The Buffs made their 22nd appearance in the NCAA tournament after the conclusion of the regular season, sweeping American in the first round before falling to four-seed Indiana in the second round. The Buffs' last match against the Hoosiers marks the 12th second round appearance in program history. Colorado has 20 wins this season, marking the program's 13th 20-win season and its first since 2022. With 23 wins this season, this is the most in a season since 2017 and ties for the third-most wins in a season in program history.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
West Region
1st Rebekah Allick University of Nebraska MB Sr
1st Tierney Barlow Utah State University MB Sr
1st Ana Burilovic University of Colorado OH Jr
1st Laney Choboy University of Nebraska L Jr
1st Suli Davis Brigham Young University OH Fr
1st Kamryn Gibadlo University of Utah OH Jr
1st Andi Jackson University of Nebraska MB Jr
1st Brielle Kemavor Brigham Young University MB Jr
1st Kaylie Kofe Utah State University S So
1st Annalea Maeder Creighton University S Sr
1st Ava Martin Creighton University OH Sr
1st Harper Murray University of Nebraska OH Jr
1st Bergen Reilly University of Nebraska S Jr
1st Kiara Reinhardt Creighton University MB Sr
Honorable Mention
HM Virginia Adriano University of Nebraska RS Fr
HM Alex Bower Brigham Young University S So
HM Loryn Helgesen Utah State University RS So
HM Taylor Landfair University of Nebraska OH Sr
HM Claire Little Chambers Brigham Young University OH Jr
HM Avery Page Utah Valley University OH Sr
West Region Award Winners
Region Player of the Year: Bergen Reilly, University of Nebraska, S, Jr
Region Freshman of the Year: Suli Davis, Brigham Young University, OH
Region Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Nebraska
Burilovic's all-region selection marks the program's 30th postseason regional selection all-time. This is also her second postseason award after being named to the 2025 All-Big 12 First Team last week. The last time Colorado was named to the All-Region First Team was middle blocker Naghede Abu and outside hitter Alexa Smith in 2018. Colorado's last all-region selection was an honorable mention for middle blocker Meegan Hart in 2020. Colorado's first appearance on the all-region team was the first team for setter Nicole Vranesh in 1992.
Burilovic leads the Big 12 in points per set (5.47) and kills per set (4.71). She is also third in conference for aces per set (0.43). This is Burilovic's first all-region selection of her career. In her 32 matches in 2025, she has accumulated 565 kills, 211 digs, 51 aces, 64 blocks and 19 assists. Burilovic has four kill-dig double-doubles on the season, now totaling 10 in her career. She has had 13 matches with 20 or more kills this season (a CU VB record), including two 30+ kill matches against UCF (Oct. 2) and at Northern Colorado (Oct. 28) – she is only the second player in Colorado Volleyball history to have two matches in one season with over 30 kills. On Sept. 30, Burilovic was named AVCA Player of the Week after aiding the Buffs in their road-sweep over then-No.14 BYU, and then-No.23 Utah. She was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 4, after leading Colorado's win over Northern Colorado with 30 kills, hitting .329, nine digs, two blocks and one ace (Oct. 28). Burilovic surpassed 1,000 career kills at West Virginia, becoming the 19th Buff to total over 1,000 career kills. She now has 1,061 career kills, 521 career digs, 118 career aces and 116 career blocks.
Fourteen student-athletes were selected to the AVCA All-West Region First Team, and six were named Honorable Mention. A full list of the honorees can be found after this release.
Under 10th-year head coach Jesse Mahoney, Colorado finished the 2025 season 23-9 and went 12-6 against Big 12 opponents. Coach Mahoney has led the Buffs to a 164-135 record in his 10 seasons at the helm. The Buffs made their 22nd appearance in the NCAA tournament after the conclusion of the regular season, sweeping American in the first round before falling to four-seed Indiana in the second round. The Buffs' last match against the Hoosiers marks the 12th second round appearance in program history. Colorado has 20 wins this season, marking the program's 13th 20-win season and its first since 2022. With 23 wins this season, this is the most in a season since 2017 and ties for the third-most wins in a season in program history.
For more information on the Colorado volleyball team, please visit cubuffs.com/vb. Fans of the Buffs can follow @cubuffsvb on Instagram, X, and Facebook.
West Region
1st Rebekah Allick University of Nebraska MB Sr
1st Tierney Barlow Utah State University MB Sr
1st Ana Burilovic University of Colorado OH Jr
1st Laney Choboy University of Nebraska L Jr
1st Suli Davis Brigham Young University OH Fr
1st Kamryn Gibadlo University of Utah OH Jr
1st Andi Jackson University of Nebraska MB Jr
1st Brielle Kemavor Brigham Young University MB Jr
1st Kaylie Kofe Utah State University S So
1st Annalea Maeder Creighton University S Sr
1st Ava Martin Creighton University OH Sr
1st Harper Murray University of Nebraska OH Jr
1st Bergen Reilly University of Nebraska S Jr
1st Kiara Reinhardt Creighton University MB Sr
Honorable Mention
HM Virginia Adriano University of Nebraska RS Fr
HM Alex Bower Brigham Young University S So
HM Loryn Helgesen Utah State University RS So
HM Taylor Landfair University of Nebraska OH Sr
HM Claire Little Chambers Brigham Young University OH Jr
HM Avery Page Utah Valley University OH Sr
West Region Award Winners
Region Player of the Year: Bergen Reilly, University of Nebraska, S, Jr
Region Freshman of the Year: Suli Davis, Brigham Young University, OH
Region Coach of the Year: Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Nebraska
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