Four Gators Earn All-SEC Honors
Sunday, November 25, 2018 | Volleyball
Hammons, Kellum, Kramer named All-SEC; Hall named to SEC All-Freshmen Team
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida placed four student-athletes on this year's Southeastern Conference Team, as announced by the league on Sunday.
Paige Hammons, Taelor Kellum and Rachael Kramer each earned a spot on the All-SEC Team, while Thayer Hall was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team.
This is Kramer's third SEC honor – she was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2016 and earned All-SEC accolades last season.
Hammons, Kellum and Hall earned the first SEC honors of their respective careers.
A breakdown of each honoree's accolades are below:
Thayer Hall
Player of the Year: Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Libero of the Year: Gabby Curry, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Alli Stumler, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Hailey Dirrigl, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Craig Skinner, Kentucky
2018 ALL-SEC TEAM
Paige Hammons, Florida
Taelor Kellum, Florida
Rachael Kramer, Florida
Gabby Curry, Kentucky
Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Madison Lilley, Kentucky
Brooke Morgan, Kentucky
Taylor Bannister, LSU
Emily Stroup, Ole Miss
Kylie Deberg, Missouri
Dariana Hollingsworth, Missouri
Leketor Member-Meneh, Missouri
Alyssa Munlyn, Missouri
Mikayla Robinson, South Carolina
Mikayla Shields, South Carolina
Tessa Grubbs, Tennessee
Erica Treiber, Tennessee
Hollann Hans, Texas A&M
2018 SEC ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Mica Allison, Auburn
Tatum Shipes, Auburn
Thayer Hall, Florida
Alli Stumler, Kentucky
Deja Robinson, Mississippi State
Andrea Fuentes, Missouri
Lily Felts, Tennessee
London Austin-Roark, Texas A&M
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Paige Hammons, Taelor Kellum and Rachael Kramer each earned a spot on the All-SEC Team, while Thayer Hall was named to the SEC All-Freshmen Team.
This is Kramer's third SEC honor – she was named to the All-Freshman Team in 2016 and earned All-SEC accolades last season.
Hammons, Kellum and Hall earned the first SEC honors of their respective careers.
A breakdown of each honoree's accolades are below:
Thayer Hall
- Averaged 2.97 kills per set and 1.93 digs per set during her freshman season
- Posted double-figure kills in 16 of the 23 matches she played in
- Became the first Gator freshman in the Mary-Wise era to record at least 20 kills in a collegiate debut (20 vs. Nebraska)
- Recorded 53 kills during the first three matches of the season, becoming the first freshmen to reach the 50-kill milestone in three matches.
- Against FIU on Sept. 14, she went on an 18-point service run, the longest in the rally-scoring era for Florida
- Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (8/27), (10/1)
- Posted double-figure kills in seven matches this season
- Leads the team in service aces with 32
- During conference play, she was averaging 0.35 services aces per set, good for 8th in the league
- Sits third on the team in digs, recording 231 during the regular season
- Ranks 68th in the nation and sixth in the SEC in hitting percentage (.352)
- Sits third in the league and 76th in the nation in blocks per set (1.17)
- Became the Florida first player to record 13 blocks in a match since Kelsey Bowers on Oct. 29, 2006
- Named SEC Player of the Week on Oct. 8
- Three-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week (9/17), (10/8), (10/22)
- Ranks 55th in the nation and fifth in the SEC in hitting percentage (.357)
- Sits first in the league and 21st in the nation in blocks per set (1.38)
- Posted double-figure kills in 11 matches this season
- 2017 AVCA and VolleyballMag.com All-America Third Team
- 2017 All-SEC selection
- 2016 SEC All-Freshmen selection
Player of the Year: Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Libero of the Year: Gabby Curry, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year: Alli Stumler, Kentucky
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Hailey Dirrigl, Arkansas
Coach of the Year: Craig Skinner, Kentucky
2018 ALL-SEC TEAM
Paige Hammons, Florida
Taelor Kellum, Florida
Rachael Kramer, Florida
Gabby Curry, Kentucky
Leah Edmond, Kentucky
Madison Lilley, Kentucky
Brooke Morgan, Kentucky
Taylor Bannister, LSU
Emily Stroup, Ole Miss
Kylie Deberg, Missouri
Dariana Hollingsworth, Missouri
Leketor Member-Meneh, Missouri
Alyssa Munlyn, Missouri
Mikayla Robinson, South Carolina
Mikayla Shields, South Carolina
Tessa Grubbs, Tennessee
Erica Treiber, Tennessee
Hollann Hans, Texas A&M
2018 SEC ALL-FRESHMEN TEAM
Mica Allison, Auburn
Tatum Shipes, Auburn
Thayer Hall, Florida
Alli Stumler, Kentucky
Deja Robinson, Mississippi State
Andrea Fuentes, Missouri
Lily Felts, Tennessee
London Austin-Roark, Texas A&M
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