The much-anticipated wait is over, as we unveil the 2024 Volleyball Player of the Year Nominees. The next step is an internal process to whittle the list down to a finalist group of 5-7 players, with select others (those right on the bubble) being put up for a Last Finalist Fan Vote. There are 32 POY Nominees.

After that vote, the finalists are up for a BLITZ POY final vote by an internal panel made up of local media, where the players are voted on Heisman-style to determine the winner.

*coaches were permitted up to 5 nominees per team*
*Stephens County did not respond to requests for nominees*

Shae Britt – Banks County SR S #9

STATS: 391 Assists, 265 Digs, 118 Kills, 95 Aces, 10 Blocks
AVERAGES: 9.3 Assists, 6.3 Digs, 2.8 Kills, 2.3 Aces, 0.2 Blocks

Lily Brookshire – Union County SR #8

STATS: 278 Digs, 168 Kills, 111 Assists, 41 Aces, 3 Blocks, 90% Serve; 2nd Team All-Region

Katelyn Brown – Union County SR S/OH #10

STATS: 351 Digs, 278 Assists, 163 Kills, 91 Aces, 7 Blocks, 87% Serve; 1st Team All-Region

Emmie Chitwood – Banks County SR OH/DS #25

STATS: 310 Digs, 206 Kills, 64 Aces, 25 Assists, 8 Blocks, 405 Serve Receives
AVERAGES: 7.4 Digs, 4.9 Kills, 1.5 Aces, 0.2 Blocks, 9.6 Serve Receives

Callyn Chosewood – Habersham Central SR MH #12

STATS: 217 Kills, 70 Digs, 46 Aces, 25 Blocks, 94.2% Serve, .313% Hit, 2nd Team All-Region
AVERAGES: 5.3 Kills, 1.7 Digs, 1.2 Aces, 0.6 Blocks

Laci Fitzgerald – Habersham Central SR S #8

STATS: 697 Assists, 185 Digs, 70 Kills, 43 Aces, 37 Blocks, 96.6% Serve, .225% Hit, 2nd Team All-Region
AVERAGES: 17.0 Assists, 4.5 Digs, 1.7 Kills, 1.0 Aces, 0.9 Blocks

Jolie Guenther – Jefferson SR OH #11

STATS: 189 Kills, 70 Aces, .260 Hit%, 2nd Team All-Region

Bryanna Hernandez – Banks County JR M #29

STATS: 161 Kills, 100 Digs, 41 Blocks, 40 Aces, 26 Assists, .293 Hit%
AVERAGES: 3.8 Kills, 2.4 Digs, 1.0 Aces, 1.0 Blocks

Reese Herring – Dawson County SR S #10

STATS: 518 Assists, 234 Digs, 40 Kills, 33 Aces, 16 Blocks

Becca Heyl – Tallulah Falls JR OH #4

STATS: 293 Digs, 255 Kills, 79 Aces, 7 Assists, 6 Blocks
AVERAGES: 7.3 Digs, 6.4 Kills, 2.0 Aces

Maribeth Hill – Commerce SO S #14

STATS: 188 Assists, 86 Digs, 30 Aces, 13 Kills, 95% Serve

Claire Hollars – Commerce SO OH #4

STATS: 165 Digs, 123 Kills, 32 Aces, 9 Assists, 4 Blocks

Hannah Howard – Jefferson JR MH #21

STATS: 120 Kills, 51 Blocks, .275 Hit%, 2nd Team All-Region

Kaytlin Johnson – Jefferson SR OH #30

STATS: 435 Kills, 216 Digs, 63 Aces, 22 Blocks, 1K Career Kills, .334 Hit%; 1st Team All-Region

Maddie Lee – Lumpkin County JR OH #5

STATS: 121 Digs, 110 Kills, 17 Aces, 6 Assists, 4 Blocks
AVERAGES: 4.3 Digs, 3.9 Kills, 0.6 Aces

Lucy Maney – Rabun County SR L #11

STATS: 159 Digs, 25 Aces, 15 Assists, 4 Kills, 91% Serve, 1.36 Receive Rating
AVERAGES: 4.4 Digs, 0.7 Aces

Layla Rose Melius-Paddick – Lumpkin County JR MH #24

STATS: 139 Digs, 67 Kills, 30 Aces, 26 Blocks, 20 Assists
AVERAGES: 5.3 Digs, 2.6 Kills, 1.2 Aces, 1.0 Blocks, 0.8 Assists

Lily Mullis – Commerce JR MB #16

STATS: 64 Kills, 31 Digs, 31 Blocks, 21 Aces, 10 Assists

Eva Claire Nelson – Jefferson SR S #15

STATS: 980 Assists, 134 Digs, 103 Aces, 22 Blocks, 1st Team All-Region

Arabella Nepa – Rabun County SR OH #21

STATS: 224 Digs, 176 Kills, 85 Aces, 14 Assists, 2 Blocks, 90% Serve, 1.63 Receive Rating, 0.145 Hit %
AVERAGES: 6.8 Digs, 5.3 Kills, 2.6 Aces

Amelia Pilgrim – Jefferson SR MH #7

STATS: 196 Kills, 36 Blocks, .297 Hit%, 1st Team All-Region

Lakyn Redmon – Commerce JR L #10

STATS: 202 Digs, 25 Aces, 22 Assists, 2 Kills, 92.4% Serve

Charlei Robinson – Union County SR #13

STATS: 246 Digs, 104 Kills, 74 Assists, 52 Aces, 7 Blocks, 90% Serve

Aspen Rooke – Dawson County SO S/MH #5

STATS: 206 Digs, 139 Kills, 52 Assists, 24 Aces, 20 Blocks

Mallory Rouse – Union County SR #14

STATS: 164 Kills, 135 Digs, 45 Aces, 14 Blocks, 88% Serve

Margalida Amengual Sanchez – Tallulah Falls JR RH/S #12

STATS: 457 Assists, 257 Digs, 130 Kills, 87 Aces, 7 Blocks
AVERAGES: 10.9 Assists, 6.1 Digs, 3.1 Kills, 2.1 Aces

Ava Saxon – Habersham Central SR OH #10

STATS: 294 Digs, 197 Kills, 62 Aces, 17 Blocks, 92% Serve, .139% Hit, 1st Team All-Region
AVERAGES: 7.1 Digs, 4.8 Kills, 1.5 Aces, 0.4 Blocks

Hope Selzer – Dawson County JR L/OH #11

STATS: 352 Digs, 214 Kills, 85 Aces, 61 Assists, 6 Blocks

Averie Simmons – Lumpkin County JR S/RH #2

STATS: 133 Assists, 76 Digs, 64 Kills, 34 Aces, 5 Blocks
AVERAGES: 7.4 Assists, 4.2 Digs, 3.6 Kills, 1.9 Aces

Shayna Vickery – Banks County SR L #7

STATS: 400 Digs, 31 Assists, 30 Aces, 12 Kills, 641 Serve Receives
AVERAGES: 9.5 Digs, 0.7 Assists, 0.7 Aces, 0.3 Kills

Melanie Wells – Rabun County SR MH #20

STATS: 91 Kills, 73 Digs, 30 Blocks, 24 Aces, 7 Assists, 91% Serve, 1.36 Receive Rating, 0.128 Hit%
AVERAGES: 2.8 Kills, 2.2 Digs, 0.7 Aces

Mya Yeh – White County SR L #23

STATS: 398 Digs, 95 Assists, 48 Aces, 92% Serve, 2.0 Serve Rating
AVERAGES: 10.0 Digs, 2.5 Assists