Volleyball

2026 Volleyball All-Sun Conference Selections Announced

TAMPA, Fla. – The 2026 All-Sun Conference Volleyball Teams were announced Thursday morning following a vote by the league’s head coaches.

Regular season co-champion Southeastern led all programs with six All-Conference selections, including five First Team honorees and one Second Team recipient. Among the returning standouts for the Fire were repeat All-Conference selections Laura Bonomi and Haven Speer.

Fellow regular season co-champion St. Thomas also notched six All-Conference selections, featuring five First Team honorees and one Second Team recipient. Among the Bobcats' selections were repeat All-Conference honorees Payton Bertke and Raya Mlyakova.

New College of Florida collected four All-Conference selections, highlighted by First Team honorees Addison Phillippe and Wiktoria Telecka, along with two Second Team recipients. Telecka earned All-Conference recognition for the second consecutive season.

Keiser followed with three All-Conference selections, led by First Team honoree Cece Worsham, who earned repeat recognition, and Second Team selection Addison Chapman.

Ave Maria placed two student-athletes on the Second Team in Emily Child and Maylis Detar, while Warner was represented by First Team selection Araya Garrison. Webber International rounded out the All-Conference selections with Second Team honoree Yaleesmar Rivera Rosa.

The 2026 Sun Conference Volleyball Championship kicked off Tuesday, November 10, with quarterfinal matchups hosted by the higher seeds. Tournament action continues Thursday, November 12, with two semifinal matches hosted by top-seeded Southeastern in Lakeland, Florida. The Fire will face No. 4 Keiser at 3:00 p.m., followed by No. 2 St. Thomas taking on No. 3 New College of Florida at 6:00 p.m. The championship match is scheduled for Friday, November 13, at 5:00 p.m., also hosted by Southeastern University.

First Team

Pos. • Name • Institution

Pos. Name Institution
S Payton Bertke* St. Thomas
OH Laura Bonomi* Southeastern
MB Araya Garrison Warner
L Mallori Grey Southeastern
OH/RS Ranya Mehta St. Thomas
OH Raya Mlyakova* St. Thomas
MB Isabel Narbutas St. Thomas
S Addison Phillippe New College of Florida
MB Laura Santangeletta Southeastern
S Haven Speer* Southeastern
OH Wiktoria Telecka* New College of Florida
MB Ana Clara Valentim do Vale St. Thomas
OH Cece Worsham* Keiser
OH Jillian Zoerman Southeastern

Second Team

Pos. • Name • Institution

Pos. Name Institution
L Isabela Aviloff St. Thomas
MB Lucrezia Ceroni Southeastern
RS Addison Chapman Keiser
RS Emily Child Ave Maria
L Maylis DeTar Ave Maria
OH Madison Goin New College of Florida
OH Soraya Nacero* New College of Florida
OH/RS Yaleesmar Rivera Rosa Webber International