As an organization committed to the growth and development of junior beach volleyball, we value the commitment and achievement of our JVA players and clubs. This award recognizes female beach athletes from JVA member clubs as the top junior beach athletes in their division. Athletes on the JVA Beach Watch List will be considered for the JVA Best in Beach Award, honoring the nation’s top female JVA beach athletes for outstanding achievement during the competitive beach season.
Eligibility
Players eligible for selection are in graduating classes 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. Each JVA member club can nominate up to 4 female players per age division. The nomination must be submitted by a JVA Club Director member. If you are not a member and would like to join email members@jvavolleyball.org.
Nomination Period
June 1st – June 23rd
Selection Process
All eligible players nominated for the Beach Watch List will be selected.
Recognition
The Beach Watch List will be released at the end of June. All honorees receive a one year subscription to Sand Recruits for $24.99 (82% discount), along with a certificate. The JVA Best in Beach athletes will be selected and announced in early July, and then honored during the BVCA National Championships in Huntington Beach, CA with a gift and award from Fivestar and JVA.
2021 Beach Watchlist
| Name | Position | Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carly O’Brien | Upward Stars | SC | |
| Adelina Okazaki | 692 West | CA | |
| Calli Otjen | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Abbey Pace | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Andie Purdy | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Sydney Schmidtke | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Brynlee Smith | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Madeline Walker | Madsand | TX | |
| Marti Boser | 757 Beach | VA | |
| Hannah Byers | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Addison Campbell | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Kealy Dirner | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Kobie Fowler | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Charlie Fuerbringer | MBsand | CA | |
| Avery Jackson | Madsand | TX | |
| Baylee MacMahon | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Kenzie Miller | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Chloe Mittelstadt | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Kate Morley | MBsand | CA | |
| Savanah Mosley | Stingray Volleyball Academy | Ok |
| Name | Position | Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clara Stowell | MBsand | CA | |
| Alyx Tubbs | EVC | IL | |
| Naina Urs | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Audrey Vielguth | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Rayanne Wheat | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Maddie Wood | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Deanie Woodruff | 692 West | CA | |
| Ashlyn Zilliken | Madsand | TX | |
| Avery Hunter | 757 Beach | VA | |
| Erin Inskeep | MBsand | CA | |
| Abigail Lagemann | Elite Volleyball Academy | AR | |
| Nikelle Lander | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Julia Lawrence | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Sarah Lewis | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Rayne Manning | En Fuego | VA | |
| Skylar Martin | A5 Mizuno Volleyball Beach | GA | |
| Olivia McElroy | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Kaydon Meyers | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Brecka Oakley | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Madison Parrish | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Hailey Peterson | SandStorm Beach VBC | FL | |
| Kennedy Phelan | Forge Beach | AR | |
| Kelsey Richards | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Lindsay Ritz | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Brooke Rockwell | Forge Beach | AR | |
| Maddie Sides | Beach South VBC | NC | |
| Emma Soncrant | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Rylie Springer | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Olivia Clines | SandStorm Beach VBC | FL | |
| Harper Cooper | Madsand | TX | |
| Liv Diaz | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Alleigh Dutton | Empowered Pro Beach Jrs | IN | |
| Savannah Ebarb | Madsand | TX | |
| Skylar Fildew | Club 1 | IL | |
| Madie Franzel | Mintonette | OH | |
| Isabella Gamache | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Ryleigh Garis | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Karynn Garrow | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Keila Garton | Empowered Pro Beach Jrs | IN | |
| Madison Goellner | Madsand | TX | |
| Ava Goryl | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Ansley Gulledge | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Abby Hall | EVC | IL | |
| Keira Heckel | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Zoey Henson | MBsand | CA | |
| Ashlyn Hickey | Club 1 | IL | |
| Liana Huesca | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Emily Breazele | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Lauren Casey | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Kyleene Filimaua | Dakine Warriors | WA |
| Name | Position | Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristin Smith | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Margo Smith | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Kate Stoughton | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Kaina Thomas | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Emmie Tidwell | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Ky Vaickus | 692 West | CA | |
| Ashley Vincent | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Gabby Walker | Madsand | TX | |
| Anna Weitnauer | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Ellianna Wolthuis | One Beach AZ | AZ | |
| Zeynip Yildiz | Mintonette | OH | |
| Gianna Pehar | 1st Alliance Volleyball Club | IL | |
| Chloe Pierce | Empowered Pro Beach Jrs | IN | |
| Ashlyn Rough | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Carra Sassack | S3 Volleyball | GA | |
| Bailey Showalter | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Marina Gronkiewicz | 1st Alliance | IL | |
| Madelyn Guinn | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Taylor Hagenah | Tamarack Beach Volleyball | CA | |
| Kora Hansen | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Regan Holmer | Team One | IL | |
| Paige Ingersoll | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Jayln Ingram | Alabama Performance Beach | AL | |
| Elin Kaiser | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Skylar Kelly | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Sophie Kubiak | The LAB | CO | |
| Alexis Lentz | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Caprice Lorenzo | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Izzy Martinez | MBsand | CA | |
| Paige Mooney | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Madison Morrow | Madsand | TX | |
| Sophia Myers | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Sadie Nelson | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Sophie Notaro | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Malia Osbourne | SandStorm Beach VBC | FL | |
| Sammie Ostrander | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Arden Besecker | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Kate Biasbas | Team One | IL | |
| Kristin Bobay | Empowered Pro Beach Jrs | IN | |
| Maggie Boyd | Madsand | TX | |
| Dylan Brewer | Madsand | TX | |
| Kenzie Brower | Team One | IL | |
| Samantha Bunch | 1st Alliance Volleyball Club | IL | |
| Macey Butler | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Katie Camp | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Chloe Charles | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Nicole De Oliveira | Bacana Beach VBC | NC | |
| Elizabeth Dorn | TAV Beach | TX | |
| Riley Drew | 757 Beach | VA | |
| Jenna Drobeck | 692 West | CA | |
| Alexis Durish | 210 Beach | TX | |
| McKenna Faychak | SandStorm Beach VBC | FL | |
| Malia Gementera | 692 West | CA | |
| Kayla Gentry | DME | FL | |
| Ashleigh Adams | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Ensley Alden | Tamarack Beach Volleyball | CA | |
| Sophie Baltes | TAV Beach | TX |
| Name | Position | Club | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Averie Threet | 692 TX | TX | |
| Emily Kubicsko | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Samaya Morin | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Gracie Myatt | Stingray Volleyball Academy | Ok | |
| Madison Nichols | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Kadin Patterson | Stingray Volleyball Academy | OK | |
| Alex Peck | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Keagan Polk | Madsand | TX | |
| Kelsie Roberts | Optimum Beach | FL | |
| Macie Sacristan | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Lauren Sayre | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Kaitlyn Skowronski | Club 1 | IL | |
| Jessie Smith | MBsand | CA | |
| Hayley St Martin | SandStorm Beach VBC | FL | |
| Serena Turner | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Avi Vetter | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Kylie Wickley | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Megan Widener | Tamarack Beach Volleyball | CA | |
| Colby Bennett | MBsand | CA | |
| Leanne Blue | Stingray Volleyball Academy | OK | |
| Kira Buza | AMP Beach Volleyball | MI | |
| Madeline Camp | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Haley Carrington | One Beach AZ | AZ | |
| Abigail Collier | Stingray Volleyball Academy | OK | |
| Ella Connor | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Elizabeth Cortez | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Chase Curry | A5 Mizuno Beach Volleyball | GA | |
| Camdyn Doucet | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Hannah Doyle | RPM Sand | AZ | |
| Railey Dykstra | Stealth Beach | AZ | |
| Sydney Eckhardt | Stars & Stripes | NJ | |
| Piper Ferch | Dakine Warriors | WA | |
| Kylee Fitzsimmons | Madsand | TX | |
| Ewelina Gacek | 1st Alliance Volleyball Club | IL | |
| Hailey Hamlett | 210 Beach | TX | |
| Katie Hashman | AJV Sand | TX | |
| Rachel Haubert | Club 1 | IL | |
| Ginger Howerton | Stingray Volleyball Academy | OK |
