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Members of the Blue Devils Volleyball Team celebrate a point vs Carleton
Noah Albricht, UW-Stout Sports Information

Women's Volleyball

UW-Stout Volleyball Receives AVCA Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 21, 2025) — The UW-Stout Volleyball team received the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award sponsored by INTENT for the 2024 season.

Volleyball programs from across the country continue to prove their dominance off the court as a record-breaking 1,450 collegiate and high school volleyball teams maintained a year-long grade-point average of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the 2025 AVCA Team Academic Award.

The Blue Devils recorded a 3.66 team GPA for the 2024-25 school year. UW-Stout has received the award for the past eight of the past nine seasons. 

2024 Roster: Maja Anderson (Jr, Eau Claire, Wis.), Kennedy Barrett (Sr, Hermantown, Minn.), Emma Barton (So, Stevens Point, Wis.), Rio Beaulieu (Fr, Wyoming, Minn.), Lauren Duenkel (So, Kenosha, Wis.), Gabby Ehlers (Fr, St. Michael, Minn.), Kyra Giffen (So, Grand Rapids, Minn.), Hailee Gyger (So, Crivitz, Wis.), Viv Heidt (Jr, West Fargo, N.D.), Brynn Hessel (So, South Range, Wis.), Sloan Horgan (So, Balsam Lake, Wis.), Allison Hubbard (Fr, Columbus, Minn.), Kailey Kline (So, Genoa, Ill.), Devyn Masloski (Fr, Andover, Minn.), Brooke McCune (Jr, Osseo, Wis.), Avery McNutt (Fr, Woodbury, Minn.), Taylor Mosher (Fr, Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Terrah Moshier (Sr, Oakdale, Minn.), Stephanie Petrbok (Fr, Addison, Ill.), Elizabeth Sell (Fr, Gaylord, Minn.), Macayla Thompson (Sr, Mondovi, Wis.), Lainey Todd (So Ypsilanti, Mich.), Kourtney Wollner (Sr, Kewaskum, Wis.).


The Blue Devils will open the 2025 season Sept. 5-6 with three matches at the Colby Invitational in Waterville, Maine.
 

About INTENT
INTENT is a tech, information and internet company; purpose-driven to guide student-athletes and service members toward professional and personal success in LIFE AFTER SPORTS AND SERVICE.

About the American Volleyball Coaches Association
The association's mission is to advance the sport of volleyball with AVCA coaches at the epicenter of leadership, advocacy, and professional development. The membership includes more than 9,500 collegiate, professional, high school, club, and youth volleyball coaches—primarily in the United States. The AVCA represents women's volleyball, men's volleyball, and beach volleyball coaches, and works to increase exposure and recognition for the sport of volleyball.


 
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Players Mentioned

Viv Heidt

#17 Viv Heidt

MH
5' 9"
Sophomore
Kourtney Wollner

#4 Kourtney Wollner

DS
5' 5"
Junior
Lainey Todd

#24 Lainey Todd

S
5' 8"
Freshman
Maja Anderson

#21 Maja Anderson

DS
5' 3"
Junior
Kennedy Barrett

#18 Kennedy Barrett

S/RS
5' 10"
Senior
Emma Barton

#11 Emma Barton

MH
6' 0"
Sophomore
Lauren Duenkel

#14 Lauren Duenkel

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Kyra Giffen

#15 Kyra Giffen

OH
5' 10"
Sophomore
Brynn Hessel

#9 Brynn Hessel

MH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Sloan Horgan

#20 Sloan Horgan

RSH
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Viv Heidt

#17 Viv Heidt

5' 9"
Sophomore
MH
Kourtney Wollner

#4 Kourtney Wollner

5' 5"
Junior
DS
Lainey Todd

#24 Lainey Todd

5' 8"
Freshman
S
Maja Anderson

#21 Maja Anderson

5' 3"
Junior
DS
Kennedy Barrett

#18 Kennedy Barrett

5' 10"
Senior
S/RS
Emma Barton

#11 Emma Barton

6' 0"
Sophomore
MH
Lauren Duenkel

#14 Lauren Duenkel

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH
Kyra Giffen

#15 Kyra Giffen

5' 10"
Sophomore
OH
Brynn Hessel

#9 Brynn Hessel

5' 11"
Sophomore
MH
Sloan Horgan

#20 Sloan Horgan

6' 0"
Sophomore
RSH
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