Washington State University Athletics
Kyra Holt Named to AVCA Pacific North All-Region First Team
December 06, 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 Pacific North All-Region 14-member First Team, the AVCA announced Tuesday.
Holt, a 6-1 senior from Hercules, Calif., was a leader in WSU's 22-win season, the best in 14 years, and 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.
She is a two-time All-Pac-12 Volleyball First Team selection and became the fifth Cougar in school history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. In career numbers Holt holds school 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).
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. She was a 2016 Preseason All-Pac-12 selection and played on Pac-12 All-Star team that toured China last summer. She was a 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.
The Pacific North Region Coach of the Year was Shawn Garus from Boise State, and the Freshman of the Year was Kathryn Plummer of Stanford. A total of 18 Pac-12 players were honored with selection to the Pacific North or Pacific South All-Region teams.
Holt, a 6-1 senior from Hercules, Calif., was a leader in WSU's 22-win season, the best in 14 years, and 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.
She is a two-time All-Pac-12 Volleyball First Team selection and became the fifth Cougar in school history to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in a career. In career numbers Holt holds school 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).
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. She was a 2016 Preseason All-Pac-12 selection and played on Pac-12 All-Star team that toured China last summer. She was a 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.
The Pacific North Region Coach of the Year was Shawn Garus from Boise State, and the Freshman of the Year was Kathryn Plummer of Stanford. A total of 18 Pac-12 players were honored with selection to the Pacific North or Pacific South All-Region teams.
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