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Kyra Holt Named to AVCA All-America Honorable Mention Team
December 14, 2016 | Volleyball
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kyra Holt, a senior outside hitter at Washington State University has been selected to the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I All-America Honorable Mention Team, the AVCA announced Wednesday.
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Holt becomes sixth-year WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny's second DI All-America honoree, and the fifth Cougar to receive national volleyball honors all-time joining Keri Killebrew (1992 second team), Sarah Silvernail (1996 first team, 1995 second team), Stephanie Papke (1996 second team), and Meagan Ganzer (2011 honorable mention).
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Holt, from Hercules, Calif., was a leader in WSU's 22-win season, the best in 14 years and tied for the fifth-most wins in a season in WSU history. She was instrumental in the Cougars receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, the first in seven years. No. 25 WSU won its first round match against Marquette and fell to No. 3 Wisconsin in the second round.
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She is a two-time All-Pac-12 Volleyball First Team selection and a 2016 AVCA Pacific North All-Region first team selection. Holt became the fifth Cougar in school history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. She holds school career records in points with 2,051 and attack attempts with 5,074, is second-best all-time in kills with 1,777, fifth in kills per set with a 3.74 kps average, fifth in aces with 123, and seventh in digs with 1,172. Her versatility as an all-round player is further evident in her WSU all-time standings in 31 block solos (t-18th), 240 block assists (15th) and 271 total blocks (17th).
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In 2016 Holt was named the MVP of the Purdue Mortar Board Premier, named the Best Attacker at Baylor Classic, and named to the Cougar Challenge All-Tournament team. She was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and the espnW National Player of the Week for Sept. 19-25. Holt was a 2016 Preseason All-Pac-12 selection and played on Pac-12 All-Star team that toured China last summer. She was a WSU team tri-captain for the second year. Holt was the 2013 AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year, as well as named that year to the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman First Team.
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This year marks the 36th annual selection of DI All-America Teams for women's volleyball. The AVCA DI All-America committee consists of coaches from each of the 10 regions and a chairperson. The first, second and third teams each consisted of 14 student-athletes with 69 selected to the honorable mention team.
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Holt becomes sixth-year WSU Head Coach Jen Greeny's second DI All-America honoree, and the fifth Cougar to receive national volleyball honors all-time joining Keri Killebrew (1992 second team), Sarah Silvernail (1996 first team, 1995 second team), Stephanie Papke (1996 second team), and Meagan Ganzer (2011 honorable mention).
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Holt, from Hercules, Calif., was a leader in WSU's 22-win season, the best in 14 years and tied for the fifth-most wins in a season in WSU history. She was instrumental in the Cougars receiving an at-large bid to the NCAA Championship, the first in seven years. No. 25 WSU won its first round match against Marquette and fell to No. 3 Wisconsin in the second round.
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She is a two-time All-Pac-12 Volleyball First Team selection and a 2016 AVCA Pacific North All-Region first team selection. Holt became the fifth Cougar in school history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. She holds school career records in points with 2,051 and attack attempts with 5,074, is second-best all-time in kills with 1,777, fifth in kills per set with a 3.74 kps average, fifth in aces with 123, and seventh in digs with 1,172. Her versatility as an all-round player is further evident in her WSU all-time standings in 31 block solos (t-18th), 240 block assists (15th) and 271 total blocks (17th).
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In 2016 Holt was named the MVP of the Purdue Mortar Board Premier, named the Best Attacker at Baylor Classic, and named to the Cougar Challenge All-Tournament team. She was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week and the espnW National Player of the Week for Sept. 19-25. Holt was a 2016 Preseason All-Pac-12 selection and played on Pac-12 All-Star team that toured China last summer. She was a WSU team tri-captain for the second year. Holt was the 2013 AVCA Pacific North Region Freshman of the Year, as well as named that year to the All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman First Team.
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This year marks the 36th annual selection of DI All-America Teams for women's volleyball. The AVCA DI All-America committee consists of coaches from each of the 10 regions and a chairperson. The first, second and third teams each consisted of 14 student-athletes with 69 selected to the honorable mention team.
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