The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
06.29.2020 | Volleyball
Brionne Butler, Logan Eggleston and Skylar Fields named Preseason All-Big 12.
AUSTIN – A trio of Texas Volleyball student-athletes picked up Preseason All-Big 12 honors, as rising juniors Brionne Butler and Logan Eggleston and rising sophomore Skylar Fields were all named unanimous selections by the Big 12 coaches on Monday afternoon.
All three were unanimous 2019 Big 12 First Team selections following last season.
Butler hit .439 on the season while putting down 2.31 kills per set. She also averaged 1.64 blocks per set in her sophomore season.
Eggleston averaged 4.38 points per set last season as she put down 3.54 kills per set on clip of .314. She also dished out a career-best 52 aces, and averaged 2.18 digs per set. Eggleston was a 2019 AVCA Second Team All-American.
Fields was named the 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 2.97 kills per set while hitting .337 in her first season. She also averaged 0.92 blocks per set.
Baylor's Yossiana Pressley was tabbed the Preseason Player of the Year, while Kansas' Caroline Crawford was named the Preseason Freshman of the Year. Nine of the 14 student-athletes on the Preseason All-Big 12 Team were unanimous selections. The preseason team and awards are voted on by the league's head coaches who are not permitted to vote for their own players.
The 2020 Big 12 Preseason poll will be announced on Tuesday, June 30.
2020 Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year: Yossiana Pressley, Baylor, OH, Sr.
Preseason Freshman of the Year: Caroline Crawford, Kansas, MB
2020 All-Big 12 Volleyball Preseason Team
|
Name, School |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Cl. |
Hometown |
|
Yossiana Pressley, Baylor#^! |
OH |
6-0 |
Sr. |
Cypress, Texas |
|
Hannah (Lockin) Sedwick, Baylor#^& |
S |
6-1 |
Sr. |
Des Moines, Iowa |
|
Marieke van der Mark, Baylor |
OPP |
6-6 |
Jr. |
Papendrecht, The Netherlands |
|
Candelaria Herrera, Iowa State^ |
MB |
6-1 |
Sr. |
San Juan, Argentina |
|
Eleanor Holthaus, Iowa State#^ |
RS |
6-1 |
Jr. |
Richmond, Minnesota |
|
Keyton Kinlee, Oklahoma#^@ |
DS |
5-5 |
Jr. |
Lexington, Kentucky |
|
Kylee McLaughlin, Oklahoma#^ |
S |
5-10 |
Jr. |
Carrollton, Texas |
|
Sarah Sanders, Oklahoma^ |
OH |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Plano, Texas |
|
Katie Clark, TCU#* |
OH |
6-3 |
Jr. |
Arlington, Texas |
|
Brionne Butler, Texas#^ |
MB |
6-4 |
Jr. |
Kendleton, Texas |
|
Logan Eggleston, Texas#^ |
OH |
6-2 |
Jr. |
Brentwood, Tennessee |
|
Skylar Fields, Texas#^~ |
OPP |
6-2 |
So. |
Missouri City, Texas |
|
Brooke Kanas, Texas Tech |
OH/RS |
6-2 |
Jr. |
New Braunfels, Texas |
|
Brianna Lynch, West Virginia |
MB |
6-2 |
Sr. |
Johns Creek, Georgia |
# - unanimous selection
^ - 2019 All-Big 12 First Team
* - 2019 All-Big 12 Second Team
! – 2019 Big 12 Player of the Year
& - 2019 Big 12 Setter of the Year
@ - 2019 Big 12 Libero of the Year
~ - 2019 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
