The AVCA is proud to name the 2025 Junior Beach All-Americans. This year’s honorees include 20 athletes, eight on both the first and second teams, and four honorable mention selections.
The 2025 All-Americans include players from eight states. California leads the way with eight, followed by North Carolina and Texas with three each, Arizona with two, and Colorado, Georgia, Tennessee and Washington each with one All-American. Atop the pack in college commitments from this year’s honorees is UCLA and LSU, each with three. Arizona, Georgia State, Texas, and USC are next with two All-Americans apiece.
The Junior Beach All-America Committee, who selected the teams, includes Jeff Smith (chair, 692 Beach — California), Meghan Blair (Great American Volleyball — Northeast), Jay Ellmyer (Sandstorm BVC — Florida), Andrew Bennett (Tamarack Beach Volleyball Club — California), Bryan Jones (Southern Sand Select — Georgia), Marlee Rice (AAU — California), Jason Kaiser (210 Beach Volleyball — Texas), Ashley Ivy (Austin Juniors — Texas), Patty Dodd (MBsand — California), and Greg Vogel (Sinjin Beach – North Carolina).
FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
MIKKI CARLIN (WAVE Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: Encinitas, CA
College Commitment: Stanford
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 CBVA Open Div. at Manhattan Beach, 2nd at 2025 18U BECA Pairs Championship, 3rd at 2024 BVCA Open Club National Championship, 3rd at 2024 at 18U p1440 Futures Tour in Arizona
LILY DEE DAVIS (Spiker Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: Austin, TX
College Commitment: Texas
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2024 FIVB U19 World Championships, 3rd at 2025 U21 FIVB World Championships Trials, 1st at 2025 AVP Women’s Open Texas Triple Crown, 1st at 2023 U16 USAV Beach Fest, 2nd at 2023 p1440 U16 National Championship
GRACE FOGEL (Spiker Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: Newport Beach, CA
College Commitment: USC
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 BVCA 18U West Coast Championships, 5th at 2025 U21 FIVB Beach World Championship Trials, 5th at 2025 AVP 18U National Championship, 5th at 2024 p1440 18U National Championship
MALLORY LaBRECHE (MBsand)
Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
College Commitment: UCLA
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 AAU Open Hermosa Beach National Club Championships, 1st at 2o25 BVCA Girls 18U Pairs National Championship, 3rd at 2025 CIFSS Pairs Championship, 2nd at AVP Girls 18U Junior National Championships, 1st at p1440 Spring Championship
MOLLY LaBRECHE (MBsand)
Hometown: Palos Verdes, CA
College Commitment: LSU
Notable Tournament Finishes: 5th at 2025 AVP 18U Nationals, 2nd at USAV U19 Beach National Team Trials, 1st at 2023 16U Cal Cup, 1st at 2023 AVP 16U Nationals, 1st at 2025 p1440 18U Futures Arizona, 1st at 2025 p1440 18U Spring Championships, 5th at 2024 BVCA 18U Pairs Championship
OLIVIA LE BLANC (Dune Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: Glendale, AZ
College Commitment: UCLA
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 USAV 18U Gulf Shores Beachfest, 3rd at 2025 p1440 18U Futures Tour – Pompano Beach, 1st at 2025 p1440 18U Futures Tour – Alabama, 2nd at 2025 p1440 18U Futures Tour – Arizona, 2nd at 2024 p1440 18U Junior National Championships
- JVA Best of Beach Awardee – 4 Years (2025, 2024, 2023 & 2022)
- p1440 fab50 Athlete – 4 Years (2025, 2024, 2023 & 2022)
CAROLINE MACKECHNIE (MBsand)
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
College Commitment: Texas
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 AAU Hermosa Beach National Club Championships, 1st at 2025 BVCA Club V Club National Championships, 1st at 2025 BVCA Girls 18U Individual Pairs National Championship, 5th at 2025 AVP Girls 18U Junior National Championships
ALINA RYAN (Sinjin Beach)
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
College Commitment: UCLA
Notable Tournament Finishes: 2nd at 2025 AVP U18 Hermosa National Championships, 1st at 2025 p1440 U18 Winter Championships, 2nd at 2024 USA U18 Beachfest, 1st at 2025 p1440 U18 Futures Tour – Florida, 1st at 2024 p1440 U18 Winter Championships
Greg Vogel
“Alina has been a torchbearer for our club for years now. Nobody wants to serve her the ball, but she’s grown so much at inserting herself as an influencer in other areas of the beach game.”
SECOND-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS
ALLYN BREWER (Madsand)
Hometown: Leonard, TX
College Commitment: LSU
Notable Tournament Finishes: 9th at 2025 BVCA Nationals, 13th 2025 AAU Hermosa Beach National Pairs Championships, 5th at 2025 p1440 18 Open Futures Tour – Texas, 3rd at 2025 BVCA Club National Championships
TARYN DICKEY (S3 Volleyball)
Hometown: Woodstock, GA
College Commitment: Georgia State
Notable Tournament Finishes: 3rd at 2025 BeVolley Showcase, 1st at 2025 AVP 18U Cupid’s Challenge, 1st at 2025 AVP 18U Lucky Charm Challenge, 9th at 2023 p1440 Futures Tour, 17th at 2025 BVCA National Championships
Bryan Jones
“Taryn is an extremely dedicated and hard working kid. She has one of the best attitudes I’ve coached.”
KYLIE HELM (Highland High School / Volley for Life)
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
College Commitment: Arizona
Notable Tournament Finishes: 5th at 2025 BVCA Pairs National Championship, 9th at 2025 p1440 Futures Tour – Arizona, 5th at 2025 BVCA Club V Club National Championships, 1st at 2025 BVCA Club V Club – RPM, 1st at 2025 BVCA Club V Club – Galveston, 5th at 2024 BVCA Club V Club National Championships
KEELY MCILROY (Carlsbad High School / Tamarack Beach Volleyball)
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
College Commitment: Long Beach State
Notable Tournament Finishes: 33rd at 2025 BVCA Nationals, 3rd at 2025 BVCA Denver Open, 2nd at 2025 BVCA Ventura, 2nd at BVCA Spartan Open
- Keely has been a force for the past few years in the club scene at the 1s of Open, getting either MVP or Best Offensive player at numerous BVCA and AAU club events over the past few years, while winning at the 1s seed.
HARPER NELSON (Sinjin Beach)
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
College Commitment: Arizona State
Notable Tournament Finishes: 5th at 2025 p1440 Junior National Championship, 5th at 2025 p1440 Future Tour – Florida, 3rd at 2025 p1440 Futures Tour – Alabama, 5th at 2025 USAV Beachfest Gulf Shores, 5th at 2025 p1440 Futures Tour – Arizona
Greg Vogel
“Harper has the build and physicality of an All-American athlete in just about any sport. She’s smooth and twitchy, and has some of the best hands on the beach. ”
ELIZABETH NYE (Beach South Volleyball)
Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC
College Commitment: FIU
Notable Tournament Finishes: 1st at 2025 Valentines 18U, 1st at 2025 Beach South College Showcase, 3rd at 2024 Myrtle Beach Azalea Festival, 1st at 2025 Beach South Summer Showcase
ZOE PABARCUS (Wave Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: San Diego, CA
College Commitment: Washington
Notable Tournament Finishes: 2nd at 2025 BVCA Pairs National Championship, 5th at 2025 p1440 Spring Championship, 3rd at 2025 CBVA Women’s Open, 3rd at 2024 BVCA Club V Club National Championship, 9th at 2024 AVP Junior National Championship
KYRA ZAENGLE (Laguna Beach High School / Spiker Beach Volleyball Club)
Hometown: Laguna Beach , CA
College Commitment: USC
Notable Tournament Finishes: 2nd at 2025 USAV FIVM U21 World Championship Trials, 2nd at 2025 BVCA National Championships, 3rd at 2024 USAV FIVB U19 World Championship Trials, 1st at 2023 p1440 U16 National Championships, 1st at 2023 AAU Los Angeles Grand Prix, 1st at 2024 BVCA Orange County Classic
- Named to the USA U21 Beach Volleyball National Team
- Recognized by Volleyball Magazine as “Fab 50” Top 5 Players in the class of 2025
- OC Sports Commission Female High School Player of the Year finalist 2025
- Awarded “JVA Best in Beach” 2025, 2024, 2023
- Went undefeated as the 1 Pair for Laguna Beach High School
