CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – Pitt’s Rachel Fairbanks and Stanford’s Elia Rubin have been named the Atlantic Coast Conference 2024 Volleyball Co-Scholar-Athletes of the Year and headline the sport’s All-ACC Academic Team, the league announced on Thursday.
Fairbanks was named the ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season. The setter out of Tustin, California, graduated this past December with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Finance. This is her third season on the All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team.
During the 2024 season, Fairbanks recorded 1,067 assists (10.76 a/s), 221 digs (2.21 d/s), 41.0 total blocks (1.04 b/s), 38 kills and 38 service aces to help lead Pitt to its fourth consecutive national semifinal. She was a 2024 AVCA First-Team All-American, 2024 First-Team All-ACC honoree and a semifinalist for the 2024 AVCA Player of the Year. Fairbanks was also named to the 2024 AVCA East Coast Region team and the 2024 Pittsburgh NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team. She was also a second-team College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American this past season.
Stanford’s Rubin is a junior outside hitter studying Science, Technology & Society. The Santa Monica, California, native is two-time Academic All-Conference (2023, 2024), two-time CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024) and was a 2024 CSC Second-Team Academic All-American.
Rubin closed out the 2024 season with 440 kills (3.93 k/s), 34 service aces, 283 digs (2.527 d/s) and 68.0 total blocks to lead the Cardinal offense. She hit .300 or better in 19 matches, including 10 matches above the .400 threshold and was second on the team with 10 double-doubles. She led the Cardinal in kills in 21 of 32 matches played and recorded 20 or more kills four times. Rubin was named to the 2024 AVCA Player of the Year Watch List, was a member of the 2024 All-ACC First-Team and was a 2024 First-Team AVCA All-American.
Twenty-one student-athletes who earned All-ACC first or second-team honors this season also secured spots on the academic team, highlighted by Louisville’s Elena Scott, the 2024 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Seven student-athletes on the All-ACC Freshman Team earned All-ACC Academic Team honors, highlighted by Louisville’s Nayelis Cabello, the 2024 ACC Freshman of the Year.
All 18 ACC volleyball programs are represented on the All-ACC Academic Team with Duke leading the conference with 13 student-athletes followed by SMU with 12, Stanford with 11, and Boston College, Clemson, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest all with 10 apiece.
The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year awards were established in September of 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Candidates for the awards must have maintained a 3.0-grade point average for their careers, as well as a 3.0 for each of the last two semesters.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team are a 3.0-grade point average for the previous semester and a 3.0 cumulative average during one’s academic career. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team’s contests.
The full list of the 2024 All-ACC Academic Volleyball Team can be found below:
| Name |
School |
Pos. |
Class |
Degree |
| Anna Herrington |
Boston College |
MB |
Jr. |
Management |
| Brooklyn Yelland |
Boston College |
L/DS |
So. |
Management |
| Emilia Bernal |
Boston College |
L/DS |
Fr. |
Political Science |
| Grace Miliken |
Boston College |
MB |
Jr. |
Management |
| Jane Petrie |
Boston College |
S |
Sr. |
Management |
| Julia Haggerty |
Boston College |
MB/OPP |
Sr. |
Management |
| Morgan Riddle |
Boston College |
L/DS |
Gr. |
Leadership M.S. |
| Samantha Hoppes |
Boston College |
OPP |
So. |
Management |
| Sequia Layne |
Boston College |
OH/OPP |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Sophia Lambros |
Boston College |
S |
Gr. |
Leadership M.S. |
| Gianna Bartalo |
California |
DS/L |
Gr. |
Business Admin. Certificate Program |
| Peyton DeJardin |
California |
OH |
Jr. |
Media Studies |
| Sophia Johnson |
California |
DS/L |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Ashley Li |
California |
OH |
So. |
Media Studies |
| Maggie Li |
California |
OH |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Ava Mehrten |
California |
OPP |
Sr. |
Media Studies |
| Sawyer Thomsen |
California |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Audrey Armbruster |
Clemson |
S |
So. |
Accounting |
| Azyah Dailey |
Clemson |
PA |
Sr. |
Athletic Leadership (MS) |
| McKenna Gildon |
Clemson |
L |
So. |
Pre-Business |
| Kate Hansen |
Clemson |
MB |
So. |
Sociology |
| Neea-Maria Joki |
Clemson |
PA |
Fr. |
Pre-Business |
| Claire Luoma |
Clemson |
L |
Fr. |
Pre-Business |
| Mia McGrath |
Clemson |
PA |
Jr. |
Sport Communication |
| Katherine Sandt |
Clemson |
S |
So. |
Accounting |
| Devan Taylor |
Clemson |
L |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering (MS) |
| Indigo Young |
Clemson |
MB |
Gr. |
Athletic Leadership (MS) |
| Christina Barrow |
Duke |
DS |
Jr. |
Political Science |
| Mailinh Godschall |
Duke |
DS |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Breonna Goss |
Duke |
MB |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Avery Hamlin |
Duke |
OH |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Lauren Ingram |
Duke |
OH |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Kerry Keefe |
Duke |
OH |
Jr. |
Economics |
| Millie Muir |
Duke |
S |
Jr. |
Biology |
| Grace Penn |
Duke |
S |
Gr. |
Master of Management Studies |
| Nikki Quinn |
Duke |
S |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Rachel Richardson |
Duke |
OH |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Sydney Tomlak |
Duke |
DS |
Jr. |
Environmental Sciences & Policy |
| Nikki Underwood |
Duke |
DS |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Taylor Williams |
Duke |
OH |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Emery Dupes |
Florida State |
L |
Sr. |
Marketing |
| Iane Henke |
Florida State |
OH |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Audrey Koenig |
Florida State |
OH |
Gr. |
Public Health |
| Kelsey Perry |
Florida State |
MB |
Jr. |
Sport Management |
| Kennedy Phelan |
Florida State |
S |
So. |
Art Studio |
| Loren Robertson |
Florida State |
S |
Gr. |
Hospitality & Entrepreneurship |
| Madeline Snider |
Florida State |
OH |
So. |
Exercise Physiology |
| Bianca Bertolino |
Georgia Tech |
OH |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Luanna Emiliano |
Georgia Tech |
S |
Sr. |
Applied Language & Intercultural Studies |
| Laura Fischer |
Georgia Tech |
RS |
Sr. |
Business |
| Ashlyn Goolsby |
Georgia Tech |
S |
Sr. |
Business |
| Leia Harper |
Georgia Tech |
OH |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Liv Mogridge |
Georgia Tech |
MB |
Jr. |
Literature, Media & Comms |
| Lauren Sanden |
Georgia Tech |
L |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Nayelis Cabello |
Louisville |
S |
Fr. |
Exercise Science |
| Cara Cresse |
Louisville |
MB |
Jr. |
Communication |
| Anna DeBeer |
Louisville |
OH |
Gr |
Business Administration |
| Elle Glock |
Louisville |
S |
Sr. |
Biology |
| Charitie Luper |
Louisville |
OH |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Payton Petersen |
Louisville |
OH |
Fr. |
Sport Administration |
| Kamden Schrand |
Louisville |
L/DS |
So. |
Marketing |
| Elena Scott |
Louisville |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Communication |
| Hannah Sherman |
Louisville |
MB |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Ashley Carr |
Miami |
MB |
Sr. |
Biomedical Engineering |
| Paula Guersching |
Miami |
OH |
Gr. |
Economics |
| Grace Lopez |
Miami |
OPP |
So. |
Sport Administration |
| Bianka Lulic |
Miami |
MH |
R-So. |
Management |
| Milan Moisio |
Miami |
L |
Jr. |
Elementary Education |
| Ariana Rodriguez |
Miami |
S |
R-So. |
Finance |
| Alanys Viera |
Miami |
S |
Sr. |
Communication Broadcast Journalism |
| Dalia Wilson |
Miami |
MB |
Jr. |
Communication Studies |
| Ava Brizard |
NC State |
OH |
Jr. |
Business Management |
| Courtney Bryant |
NC State |
OH |
So. |
Business Management |
| Sydney Daniels |
NC State |
DS |
Jr. |
Psychology |
| Sophie Groom |
NC State |
MB |
Jr. |
Nutrition |
| Martyna Leoniak |
NC State |
OH |
Sr. |
Business Management |
| Kate Peterson |
NC State |
S |
So. |
Biological Sciences |
| Amanda Rice |
NC State |
OPP |
Sr. |
Microbiology, Masters |
| Maisie Alexander |
Notre Dame |
DS/L |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Anna Bjork |
Notre Dame |
MB |
Fr. |
Science Pre-Professional |
| Mallory Bohl |
Notre Dame |
MB |
Fr. |
Psychology |
| Cailey Dockery |
Notre Dame |
DS/L |
Jr. |
Neuroscience & Behavior |
| Morgan Gaerte |
Notre Dame |
OH |
Fr. |
Marketing |
| Grace Langer |
Notre Dame |
MB |
Fr. |
Science Pre-Professional |
| Hattie Monson |
Notre Dame |
DS/L |
Gr. |
Master of Science in Management |
| Sydney Palazzolo |
Notre Dame |
OH |
Sr. |
Science Pre-Professional |
| Ella Sandt |
Notre Dame |
S |
Gr. |
Master of Science in Business Analytics |
| Lucy Trump |
Notre Dame |
OH |
Sr. |
Psychology |
| Blaire Bayless |
Pitt |
OH |
Jr. |
Urban Studies |
| Rachel Fairbanks |
Pitt |
S |
Sr. |
Finance |
| Catherine Flood |
Pitt |
OH |
Gr. |
Management |
| Dillyn Griffin |
Pitt |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Communication: Rhet & Comm/Psychology |
| Ryla Jones |
Pitt |
MB |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Emmy Klika |
Pitt |
L/DS |
Gr. |
Sport Science |
| Mallorie Meyer |
Pitt |
L/DS |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Valeria Vazquez Gomez |
Pitt |
OH |
Gr. |
Health and Physical Activity |
| Casey Batenhorst |
SMU |
S |
Jr. |
APSM-Sport Management |
| Ellie Bolton |
SMU |
DS/L |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Celia Cullen |
SMU |
S |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Natalie Foster |
SMU |
MB |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Brooke Frazier |
SMU |
DS/L |
Sr. |
Applied Physicology of Sports Management |
| Jentry Lamirand |
SMU |
OH |
Jr. |
Accounting |
| Natalia Newsome |
SMU |
MB |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Nnedi Okammor |
SMU |
MB |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Natalie Perdue |
SMU |
OH |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Naya Shime |
SMU |
OPP |
Gr. |
Master's of Management |
| Maya Tabron |
SMU |
OH |
Gr. |
Master's of Sport Management |
| Jamison Wheeler |
SMU |
OH |
Sr. |
Marketing; Minor: Sport Management |
| Lizzy Andrew |
Stanford |
MB |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Taylor Beaven |
Stanford |
DS |
Sr. |
Human Biology |
| Malyssa Cawa |
Stanford |
DS |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Sami Francis |
Stanford |
MB |
Sr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Jordyn Harvey |
Stanford |
OPP |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Koko Kirsch |
Stanford |
DS |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Ipar Kurt |
Stanford |
OH |
So. |
Undeclared |
| Elena Oglivie |
Stanford |
L |
Sr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Anna Pringle |
Stanford |
DS |
Jr. |
Human Biology |
| Elia Rubin |
Stanford |
OH |
Jr. |
Science, Technology & Society |
| Taylor Yu |
Stanford |
S |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Ashlee Gnau |
Syracuse |
DS/L |
Fr. |
Social Work |
| Mira Ledermueller |
Syracuse |
S |
So. |
Psychology; Neuroscience |
| Sydney Moore |
Syracuse |
MB |
Gr. |
Marketing |
| Anastasiia Nikolnikova |
Syracuse |
MB |
So. |
Sociology; Law, Society, and Policy |
| Ava Palm |
Syracuse |
OH |
Gr. |
Project Management |
| Greta Schlichter |
Syracuse |
DS/L |
So. |
Biomedical Engineering; Neuroscience |
| Nikki Shimao |
Syracuse |
DS/L |
Gr. |
Applied Data Science |
| Veronica Sierzant |
Syracuse |
S |
So. |
Finance-U |
| Sydnie Waller |
Syracuse |
OH/RS |
So. |
Management (Undeclared); Public Relations |
| Sara Wasiakowska |
Syracuse |
RS |
Gr. |
Intercollegiate Athletic Advising &Supprt |
| Zoe Behrendt |
North Carolina |
S |
So. |
Undecided |
| Julia Bohlinger |
North Carolina |
L/DS |
Fr. |
Undecided |
| Erin Curtis |
North Carolina |
OH |
Fr. |
Undecided |
| Safi Hampton |
North Carolina |
OH |
So. |
Undecided |
| Madelyn May |
North Carolina |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Exercise and Sport Science |
| Marissa Meyerhoefer |
North Carolina |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
| Carson Overbeck |
North Carolina |
L/DS |
Sr. |
Global Studies |
| Jacqueline Taylor |
North Carolina |
MB |
Fr. |
Undecided |
| Chelsea Thorpe |
North Carolina |
OPP |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
| Kate Dean |
Virginia |
MB |
Jr. |
Sociology |
| Zoey Dood |
Virginia |
S |
Fr. |
Arts & Sciences Undeclared |
| Milan Gomillion |
Virginia |
L |
Sr. |
Youth & Social Innovation |
| Kate Johnson |
Virginia |
DS/L |
Jr. |
Biology |
| Ashley Le |
Virginia |
S |
Sr. |
Media Studies |
| Abby Tadder |
Virginia |
MB |
Sr. |
Economics |
| Heyli Velasquez |
Virginia |
DS/L |
Sr. |
Media Studies |
| Becca Wight |
Virginia |
RS |
Fr. |
Arts & Sciences Undeclared |
| Elizabeth Aylward |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
So. |
Psychology |
| Erica Dellesky |
Virginia Tech |
S |
Fr. |
Human Development |
| Aisha Keric |
Virginia Tech |
RS |
Fr. |
Exercise and Health Sciences |
| Sarah Malinowski |
Virginia Tech |
RS |
Jr. |
Aerospace Engineering |
| Leandra Mangual Duran |
Virginia Tech |
L/OH |
Gr. |
Curriculum and Instruction |
| Belle Patrick |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
Fr. |
Business |
| Hailey Pearce |
Virginia Tech |
OH |
So. |
Business |
| Jasmine Robinson |
Virginia Tech |
MB |
R-Jr. |
Human Development |
| Viktoria Wahlgren |
Virginia Tech |
S |
Jr. |
Public Health |
| Ece Yildiz |
Virginia Tech |
DS |
Fr. |
University Studies |
| Rian Baker |
Wake Forest |
S |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Becca Bellows |
Wake Forest |
S |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Paige Crawford |
Wake Forest |
OH |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Emma Farrell |
Wake Forest |
L |
Jr. |
Communications |
| Olivia Franke |
Wake Forest |
MB |
Gr. |
Teaching |
| Tina Grkovic |
Wake Forest |
MB |
Gr. |
Business Analytics |
| Dhru Lalaji |
Wake Forest |
DS |
Fr. |
Undeclared |
| Olivia Murphy |
Wake Forest |
RS |
R-So. |
Finance |
| Laila Ricks |
Wake Forest |
RS |
Gr. |
Project Management |
| Jaime Santer |
Wake Forest |
OH |
Gr. |
General Management |