FRISCO, Texas - Allyson Alden of Boise State was named the 2025 Southland Beach Volleyball Student-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Tuesday. All-academic teams announced.
Alden earned a 3.95 GPA in the classroom, majoring in Business Administration. She was named Newcomer of the Years and SLC First Team at the No. 2 position with partner Sharli O'Neil. The pair finished the year with a 21-10 record, 15-7 from court No. 2 and 6-3 from the No. 1 court.
The senior from San Marcos, California, won won three matches against ranked opponents, including No. 11 Arizona State, No. 18 Grand Canyon and No. 7 Florida State. Alden also went 7-1 against conference opponents in the regular season and went 2-1 at the conference tournament.
Boise State, the 2025 Southland Beach Volleyball Tournament Champions, headlined the team with eight honorees, while runner-up Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and HCU each had two. SFA and McNeese earned the remaining spots with each having one selection. First team all-conference players who met the academic qualifications are automatically selected to the team.
The all-academic team is voted on by a head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each Southland Conference institution. Student-athletes must possess a 3.25 cumulative GPA and completed one full academic year at the nominating institution to qualify for All-Academic selection. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have earned at least a 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrated athletics achievement for at least two years at the nominating institution.
Student-Athlete of the Year: Allyson Alden, Boise State
All-Academic Team
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
GPA |
Major |
| Allyson Alden* |
Boise State |
Sr. |
San Marcos, Cali. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| Avery Allen* |
Boise State |
Fr. |
Mahomet, Ill. |
4.00 |
Undeclared |
| Emilia Guerra-Acune* |
Boise State |
Sr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
3.66 |
Health Studies |
| Sharli O'Neil* |
Boise State |
Sr. |
West Seattle, Wash. |
3.64 |
Psychology |
| Abbie Wolf* |
Boise State |
Jr. |
Federal Way, Wash. |
3.89 |
Communications |
| Elli Wolthuis* |
Boise State |
Jr. |
Gilbert, Ariz. |
3.86 |
Kinesiology |
| Kristin Gilmour |
HCU |
So. |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
3.95 |
Psychology |
| Rachel Heilbrun |
HCU |
So. |
Spring, Texas |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
| Rylee Lansing |
McNeese |
So. |
Friendswood, Texas |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| Katie Hansen |
SFA |
So. |
Austin, Texas |
4.00 |
Business Economics |
| Madison Morrow* |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
Haslet, Texas |
3.75 |
Sports Management |
| Bryce Ranney* |
A&M-Corpus Christi |
Jr. |
Pearland, Texas |
3.86 |
Biomedical Studies |
* First Team All-Conference, Automatic Selection