JVA Best in Beach | Junior Volleyball Association

The JVA Best in Beach award honors the nation’s top JVA beach athletes for outstanding achievement during the competitive beach season.

View the 2025 Honorees

Athletes eligible for selection are in graduating classes 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028.

The honorees are selected by the JVA awards committee from the JVA Beach Watch List nominees submitted by JVA Club Directors. The JVA Best in Beach will be announced in mid-July. In order to be considered for JVA Best in Beach, the athlete is required to compete in at least one BVCA/JVA Club Challenge Series event during the current season or JVA beach insured event. Honorees will be recognized at the 2025 BVCA National Championships with a certificate and gift from JVA.

2023 JVA Best in Beach Award

Class of 2026

Player Name (First)	Player Name (Last)	Club Name	Club Location (City)	Club Location (State / Province)
Blaire	Bowers	Madsand	Plano	TX
Ciela	Hendrickson	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Jordyn	Scribner	Madsand	Plano	TX
Kaitlyn	Nguyen	Dakine Warriors Volleyball Club	Tacoma	WA
Madison	Vega	GCVA	League City	TX
Sara	Moynihan	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Sarah	Wood	Stars and Stripes Beach Volleyball	Aberdeen	NJ

Class of 2025

Player Name (First)	Player Name (Last)	Club Name	Club Location (City)	Club Location (State / Province)
Audrey	Jackson	Madsand	Plano	TX
Avery	Cukjati	Dakine Warriors Volleyball Club	Tacoma	WA
Caroline	Mackechnie	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Elena	Fisher	Spiker Beach	Huntington Beach	California
Jessie	Dueck	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Kate	Weitnauer	S3 Volleyball	Woodstock	GA
Kyra	Zaengle	Spiker Beach	Huntington Beach	CA
Mallory	LaBreche	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Mikki	Carlin	Wave Beach Volleyball		CA
Olivia	Le Blanc	Stealth Beach Volleyball	Phoenix	AZ

Class of 2024

Player Name (First)	Player Name (Last)	Club Name	Club Location (City)	Club Location (State / Province)
Adelina	Okazaki	Wave Beach Volleyball	Del Mar	CA
Alexa	Fernandez	Madsand	Plano	TX
Avery	Jackson	Madsand	Plano	TX
Carly	Hixson	Wave Beach Volleyball	Del Mar	CA
Ella	Deuchar	Outrigger Canoe Club		HI
Hannah	Byers	Dakine Warriors Volleyball Club	Tacoma	WA
Haylee	LaFontaine	Spiker Beach	Huntington Beach	CA
Indigo	Clarke	Outrigger Canoe Club		HI
Myriah	Massey	Elite Volleyball Training Center	Plain City	OH
Stacy	Reeves	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Victoria	Henkel	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California

Class of 2023

Player Name (First)	Player Name (Last)	Club Name	Club Location (City)	Club Location (State / Province)
Clara	Stowell	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Erin	Inskeep	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California
Harper	Cooper	Madsand	Plano	TX
Karynn	Garrow	210 Beach	San Antonio	TX
Kelsey	Richards	Dakine Warriors Volleyball Club	Tacoma	WA
Madison	Goellner	Madsand	Plano	TX
Zoey	Henson	MB Sand	Manhattan Beach	California

Past JVA Best in Beach Winners