Hoffmann, Navas receive All-American honors

Grand Canyon beach volleyball's Paula Hoffmann and Allanis Navas were named to the VolleyballMag.com All-American third team.

"Allanis and Paula are so deserving of this recognition," head coach Kristen Rohr said. "They have a passion for beach volleyball, and they find ways to win and work so hard day in and day out. They were a huge part of our team and our success this season."

The pair collected a 21-3 overall record together, including a perfect 18-0 performance on Court 4 to make them the top No. 4 pair in the country and a recipient of the AVCA Top Flight Award.

Hoffman and Navas had victories in GCU matches against No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Florida State, No. 3 LSU, No. 5 Loyola Marymount, No. 6 Cal Poly, No. 8 Pepperdine, No. 10 TCU and No. 10 California.

The voters included coaches Derek Olson (Cal), Rita Buck-Crocket (FIU), Kristina Hernandez (Stetson) and media members Holly Peak (Pac-12/ESPN), Mike Placek (CollegeBVB.com) and Rob Espero (VolleyballMag.com/Viral Volley Podcast).

GCU signee Abbie Hughes also received honorable mention honors for her 25-5 record at FIU last season.

2021 VolleyballMag.com All-Americans

First Team
1 - Kristen Nuss/Taryn Kloth, LSU
2 - Tina Graudina/Megan Kraft, USC
3 - Savvy Simo/Lexy Denaburg, UCLA
4 - Torrey Van Winden/Keara Rutz, Florida State
5 - Reka Orsi Toth/Selina Marolf, LMU

Second Team
1 - Daniela Alvarez/Tania Mateeva, TCU
2 - Julia Scoles/Sammy Slater, USC
3 - Alaina Chacon/Maddie Anderson, Florida State
4 - Erica Brok/Mackenzie Morris, FAU
5 - Emily Sonny/Macy Gordon, Cal Poly

Third Team
1 - Federica Frasca/Roberta Ribiero, FIU
2 - Sunny Villapando/Xolani Hodel, Stanford
3 - Skylar Allen/Katie Smith, South Carolina
4 - Allanis Navas/Paula Hoffmann, Grand Canyon
5 - Rileigh Powers/Jaden Whitmarsh, UCLA

Grand Canyon University Athletics

Players Mentioned

Paula Hoffmann

Allanis Navas

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