JONESBORO, Ark. (9/26/24) – Arkansas State volleyball announced Thursday a star-studded 18-player All-50 Year Team, commemorating the 50^th year of women's sports at Arkansas State University.
 
The list includes seven Hall of Honor inductees, all three of the program's All-American honorees and nine individuals earning multiple first-team all-conference honors. To qualify, a player must have graduated from A-State and/or exhausted their eligibility with the program.
 
A-State began women's sports, including volleyball, in the 1974-75 season, with Kay Woodiel leading three programs: volleyball, women's basketball and women's tennis.

The Red Wolves continue their 50^th season on Friday and Saturday, hosting Georgia State to open Sun Belt Conference play. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday inside First National Bank Arena, with both matches broadcasted live on ESPN Plus.

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ARKANSAS STATE VOLLEYBALL ALL-50 YEAR TEAM
Beth Anderson – 1988-89*
2012 Hall of Honor inductee … 1989 American South Conference Player of the Year … 1989 First Team All-ASC … Ranks fourth in school history in kills per set (3.48) … Stands 10^th all-time in attack percentage (.294) and career solo blocks (89) … Tied for 10^th in school history in career aces per set (0.28).
 
Jo Beth Carmack – 1990-92*
2000 Hall of Honor inductee … 1992 AVCA Second Team All-Region … 1992 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … 1992 First Team All-SBC … 1990 First Team All-American South Conference … 1992 SBC Medallion Winner … Four-time SBC Player of the Week … The only player in school history to record over 1,000 kills, assists and digs (1,089) in a career … Ranks tied for fourth in program history in career attack percentage (.341) … Fifth in service aces in a career (132) … Sixth in career assists (3,054) and solo blocks (107) … Ranks seventh in career block assists (314) and total blocks (421) … Ninth all-time in career kills (1,359) and assists per set (6.17)   
 
Beth Cochran – 1996-99*
2017 Hall of Honor inductee … 1999 AVCA First Team All-Region … 1999 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … 1996 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year … Two-time First Team All-SBC (1997-98) … Seven-time SBC Player of the Week … 1999 Academic All-District … Holds the school record in career blocks (602) and block assists (474), owning the Sun Belt record for total blocks … Tied for the program record in career attack percentage (.346) … Second in career solo blocks (128) … Ranks third in program history in career kills (1,636) and blocks per set (1.27) … Fifth all-time in kills per set (3.45) … Stands 10^th all-time in career attacks (3,287).
 
Lauren Fair – 1993-96*
2008 Hall of Honor inductee … Two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year (1994-95) … Two-time First Team All-SBC (1995-96) … 1994 Second Team All-SBC … Seven-time SBC Player of the Week … Tied for third in school history in career solo blocks (121) … Fifth in program history in career kills (1,526), total attacks (3,743) and total blocks (459) … Stands sixth in career block assists (338).
 
Cayla Fielder – 2008-11
2008 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year … Two-time First Team All-SBC (2009, 2011) … Two-time Second Team All-SBC (2008, 2010) … Three-time SBC Player of the Week … Ranks third all-time in career attack percentage (.345) … Seventh in school history in career kills (1,399) and 10^th in kills per set (3.19) … Tied for eighth in career block assists (304) and stands ninth in total blocks (387).
 
Nicole Grimes – 1995-98
1998 First Team All-Sun Belt Conference … 1996 Second Team All-SBC … SBC Player of the Week (11/2/98) … Program's all-time leader in assists per set (11.09) and second in career assists (4,725) … One of nine players in school history to join the 1,000/1,000 club, accumulating over 1,000 of at least two of three statistical categories (kills, assists, and/or digs), also totaling 1,043 digs.
 
Margie Kolat – 1991-94*
2006 Hall of Honor inductee … 1994 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … Two-time First Team All-SBC (1993-94) … All-time career leader in attacks (5,317) and digs (2,291), the latter being a Sun Belt record as well … Ranks second in program history in kills (1,789), kills per set (4.04) and service aces (221) … One of nine players in school history to join the 1,000/1,000 club, accumulating over 1,000 of at least two of three statistical categories (kills, assists, and/or digs) … Fifth in career digs per set (3.74) … Ranks seventh in career aces per set (0.36).
 
Carlisa May – 2015-18
2015 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American … 2015 AVCA First Team All-Region … Two-time AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region (2016-17) … Three-time Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2016-18) … 2015 SBC Freshman of the Year … Three-time First Team All-SBC (2015-17) … 2018 Third Team All-SBC … Nine-time SBC Offensive Player of the Week … Seven-time SBC Freshman of the Week (2015) … All-time career leader in kills (1,901) and kills per set (4.14) … Ranks third all-time in attacks (4,780).
 
Katie Peil – 2004-07
2004 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year … All-time career leader in assists (5,048) … Ranks second in program history in assists per set (10.93) … One of nine players in school history to join the 1,000/1,000 club, accumulating over 1,000 of at least two of three statistical categories (kills, assists, and/or digs), accounting for 1,104 digs in her career … Had 1,553 assists in 2006 – the most by an A-State player during the 30-point rally era (2001-07).
 
Kelsey Reis – 2013-16
Two-time First Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2015-16) … Stands seventh in program history in career solo blocks (100) … Ranks eighth in school history in career attack percentage (.302) and total blocks (399), while ranking 10^th in block assists (299) … Accounted for 123 blocks in 2015 – third most in a single season during the current 25-point rally era.
 
Cyndi Rhone – 1990-91*
2024 Hall of Honor inductee … 1991 AVCA Second Team All-Region … 1991 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … 1990 Second Team All-ASC … Two-time SBC Player of the Week … One of nine players in school history to join the 1,000/1,000 club, accumulating over 1,000 of at least two of three statistical categories (kills, assists, and/or digs) … All-time leader in aces per set (0.54) … Third all-time in career kills per set (3.87) and service aces (182) … Stands ninth in career attacks (3,299) and digs per set (3.21) … Ranks 10^th in school history in career kills (1,304) … Recorded 765 kills and 104 aces in 1991 – both program records for the non-rally era (1975-2000).
 
Markie Schaedig – 2013-16
Two-time AVCA Honorable Mention All-American (2014, 2016) … 2016 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American … Three-time AVCA First Team All-Region (2014-16) … Three-time Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2014-16) … Three-time First Team All-SBC (2014-16) … 12-time SBC Defensive Player of the Week … Stands second in program history in career digs per set (4.75) … Ranks third in school history in career digs (2,153) … Totaled a single-season school record 762 digs in 2014, averaging 6.68 per set.
 
Jennifer Schumann – 1989-90
1990 American South Conference Player of the Year … 1990 First Team All-ASC … Program's all-time leader in solo blocks (157) and blocks per set (1.68) … Tallied 267 total blocks in 1989 to set a single-season school record, including 189 block assists … Also had a school-record 79 solo blocks in 1990.
 
Katie Silliman – 1998-2001
Two-time Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2000-01) … Tied for the program record in career attack percentage (.346) … Ranks tied for fourth in career blocks per set (1.10) … Hit .317 in 2001, setting the single-season school record for attack percentage in the 30-point rally era.
 
Giedre Tarnauskaite – 2003-04
2004 AVCA Honorable Mention All-Region … 2004 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year … 2004 First Team All-SBC … 2003 Second Team All-SBC … Three-time SBC Player of the Week … 2004 Academic All-District … Tied for 10^th in school history in career aces per set (0.28) and digs per set (3.07) … Had 501 kills in 2004 – the most in program history during the 30-point rally era (2001-07) … Also set era program records in kills per set (4.32) and attacks (1,342) in 2004.
 
Tatum Ticknor – 2017-21
2021 Sun Belt Conference Libero of the Year… 2021 First Team All-SBC … 2017 Second Team All-SBC … Six-time SBC Defensive Player of the Week … Program's all-time career leader in digs per set (4.85) … Ranks fourth in school history in career digs (2,077).
 
Juli Vaccari – 1975-78*
1990 Hall of Honor inductee … Four-time All-AWISA … Member of A-State's first-ever volleyball team … Team leader on a squad which went 53-0 in the AWISA … Acclaimed by Arkansas Democrat Gazette to be strongest player in state during the 1970's … Also lettered during 1974-75 basketball season – A-State's first-ever women's team … Prior to A-State career had been a starter on the U.S. Junior National Women's Volleyball Team that won a Gold Medal in Canada in 1974.
 
Mallory Warrington – 2013-16
2016 PrepVolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American … Two-time Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Year (2015-16) … Two-time First Team All-SBC (2015-16) … 2014 Second Team All-SBC … 15-time SBC Setter of the Week … SBC Freshman of the Week (11/18/13) … One of nine players in school history to join the 1,000/1,000 club, accumulating over 1,000 of at least two of three statistical categories (kills, assists, and/or digs) … Ranks third in program history in career assists (4,296) and assists per set (10.56)
 
*-denotes Hall of Honor inductee