MAGGIE BOYD, UCLA, SR.

  • Boyd adds AVCA Player of the Year to a long list of awards she’s earned over her outstanding career.
  • She also is a first-team All-American in 2026, which makes her only the seventh beach player to be a four-time, first-team AVCA selection.
  • The senior has helped UCLA to a 30-6 record and is a big reason the Bruins were ranked No. 1 in the AVCA Beach Poll six weeks this season.
  • Heading into the 2026 NCAA Beach Championship in Gulf Shores, she has a 30-5 record with Sally Perez at the No. 1 spot.
  • Early this season, Boyd picked up her 100th career win, and she currently has 122 victories in her four years at UCLA.
  • She and Perez captured the pairs title at the AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championship in November of 2024.

Bio information current as of April 30, 2026


NOTE: This is the third year the AVCA is naming a Player of the Year; from 2021-23, a Pair of the Year was chosen. All winners are listed here.

AVCA COLLEGIATE BEACH PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2024: Megan Kraft, USC
2025: Daniela Alvarez, TCU
2026: Maggie Boyd, UCLA

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, TCU2026 AVCA Beach Player of the Year logo

See other AVCA Player of the Year lists

Award Type

  • National Player of the Year