UT Martin has been selected to win the 2024 Ohio Valley Conference Beach Volleyball title in a poll of head coaches and communications directors.
The Skyhawks, who are coming off their second consecutive OVC title, picked up seven first place votes and 47 points. Chattanooga earned five first place votes and are on the Skyhawks heels with 45 points. Morehead State follows in third with 30 points while Tennessee Tech is picked to finish fourth with 24 points. Lindenwood and Eastern Illinois are picked to finish fifth and sixth respectively.
The 2024 beach volleyball season gets underway on February 23. The first OVC weekend will take place on March 22-23 at Chattanooga followed by the second weekend on April 19-20 at UT Martin.
The 2024 OVC Beach Volleyball Championship will be held at Morehead State on April 25-27.
2024 OVC Beach Predicted Order of Finish
1. UT Martin (7) 47
2. Chattanooga (5) 45
3. Morehead State 30
4. Tennessee Tech 24
5. Lindenwood 20
6. Eastern Illinois 14
2024 OVC Beach Volleyball Preseason Player Top 10 List
(as voted on by the league's head coaches and communication directors)
1. Neva Clark, Chattanooga
2. Maider Soto, Lindenwood
3. Dylan Mott, UT Martin
4. Joy Courtright, Chattanooga
5. Katie Malzahn, Lindenwood
6. Olivia O’Keefe, UT Martin
7. Sydney Wyman, Morehead State
8. McKenna Faychak, Chattanooga
9. Maddie Lecik, Chattanooga
10. Haeleigh Paulino, UT Martin