MEGAN KRAFT, USC

• Played at No. 1 with Delaynie Maple in every match this season, and they bring a 33-4 record into the 2024 National Championship.
• The two went a perfect 18-0 in March against a steady diet of top competition as part of their season-best 20-match undefeated streak.
• Kraft also was the Pac-12 Player of the Year for a second-straight season, and she and Maple were the 2024 Pac-12 Pair of the Year.
• The senior has helped USC to a 33-4 record and the No. 1 ranking in the AVCA Beach Poll heading into the NCAA Championship in Gulf Shores.
• By earning first-team AVCA All-America honors this year, Kraft becomes USC’s third four-time All-American (Sara Hughes, 2014-17; Tina Graudina, 2018-19, 2021-22).
• She has 123 career wins entering the NCAA Championship, which ranks eighth in USC history.
• Kraft has been key part of the Trojans’ three-straight beach national titles (2021-23).

NOTE: The AVCA switched this award to Player of the Year for the 2024 season. From 2021-23, a Pair of the Year was chosen, and here is a list of those honorees.

AVCA COLLEGIATE BEACH PAIRS OF THE YEAR

2021: Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth, LSU
2022: Tina Graudina and Hailey Harward, USC
2023: Daniela Alvarez and Tania Moreno, TCU