Big Ten Announces 2025 Volleyball Preseason Honors
Nebraska claims top spot in preseason poll
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2025 volleyball preseason honors and preseason poll on Thursday, ahead of the fourth annual Big Ten Volleyball Media Days on July 28-29 at Big Ten Network Studios in Chicago.
Nebraska claimed the top spot in the preseason poll, in what will be Dani Busboom Kelly’s first season leading the Cornhuskers.
Penn State, the reigning National Champions, are projected to finish second in the conference. The Nittany Lions shared a Big Ten Championship with Nebraska a season ago.
Eight schools were represented among the 20 student-athletes receiving preseason recognition.
Five members of the preseason all-conference team were unanimous selections: Nebraska’s Harper Murray, Andi Jackson and Bergen Reilly and Penn State’s Kennedy Martin and Izzy Starck. Reilly was named the 2024 Big Ten Setter of the Year, while Murray and Jackson were selected to the All-Big Ten First Team. Starck was the 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, as well as the National Freshman of the Year. Martin, a junior transfer from Florida, was an All-American in 2024 and was recognized on the All-SEC First Team.
The preseason poll and all-conference teams were voted on by the conference’s 18 head coaches. Eleven members of the preseason all-conference team are scheduled to attend Big Ten Volleyball Media Days next week. Media interested in attending the event can apply for credentials here.
The complete list of Big Ten volleyball preseason honors is as follows:
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON POLL
- Nebraska
- Penn State
- Wisconsin
- Minnesota
- UCLA
- USC
- Purdue
- Washington
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Indiana
- Oregon
- Ohio State
- Michigan State
- Northwestern
- Maryland
- Iowa
- Rutgers
2025 BIG TEN VOLLEYBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Allison Jacobs, MICH, Gr., OH
Julia Hanson, MINN, Sr., OH
Mckenna Wucherer, MINN, Sr., OH
Rebekah Allick, NEB, Sr., MB
ANDI JACKSON, NEB, Jr., MB
HARPER MURRAY, NEB, Jr., OH
BERGEN REILLY, NEB, Jr., S
Gillian Grimes, PSU, Sr., L
KENNEDY MARTIN, PSU, Jr., OPP
IZZY STARCK, PSU, So., S
Phekran Kong, UCLA, Gr., MB
Cheridyn Leverette, UCLA, Sr., OH
Maggie Li, UCLA, Jr., OH
Marianna Singletary, UCLA, RS-Jr., MB
Adonia Faumuina, USC, Jr., OH
Kierstyn Barton, WASH, Jr., OH
Julia Hunt, WASH, So., MB
Carter Booth, WIS, Sr., MB
Mimi Colyer, WIS, Sr., OH
Charlie Fuerbringer, WIS, So., S
Unanimous Selection in ALL CAPS
* – additional players due to tie in voting