11/5/2026 11:00:00 AM | Beach Volleyball
MARTIN, Tenn. – For the fifth consecutive year, a duo will represent the University of Tennessee at Martin in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Collegiate Beach National Championships as Kayla Bryant and Reagan McGee are one of 64 pairs in this year's field.
The 2026 AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships are once again being held at the 15-court John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex in Huntsville, Ala. The tournament starts on Friday, Nov. 6 before the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will follow on Saturday, Nov. 7. The championship final and a third-place match is set for Sunday, Nov. 8 as this year's tournament includes pairs from Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Cal Poly, California, Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia State, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Lindenwood, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, LSU, Missouri State, North Florida, Oregon, Santa Clara, South Carolina, Southeastern Louisiana, Stanford, Stetson, Tampa, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Tulane, UCLA, USC, UT Martin and Washington.
Bryant and McGee are the sixth different Skyhawk pair to compete at the AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships, which was created in 2022. They join McGee/Riley Rushing (2025), Lauren Mariscal/MC Rehm (2025), Olivia O'Keefe/Rushing (2024), Lucy Kaufman/O'Keefe (2023) and Brooke Kuball/O'Keefe (2022).
Bryant and McGee punched their ticket to this event after winning one of three bids awarded at the AVCA Collegiate Beach Central Tournament held in Ozark, Mo. on Oct. 2-3. The UT Martin duo claimed third place in a bracket that included duos from Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Lindenwood, McKendree, Missouri State, Southern Miss and Southwest Baptist.
Last spring, Bryant and McGee teamed up for the Skyhawks' first 12 matches of the season, going 9-3 out of the No. 2 slot in the lineup. Bryant has earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team honors in each of the last two seasons to go along with a spot on the OVC All-Freshman squad in 2023. The rising redshirt senior out of Louisville, Ky. ranks third in program history in career winning percentage (.720) and seventh in victories (54). A rising senior from Norfolk, Va., McGee dialed up All-OVC second team honors in 2025 and 2024 while adding an OVC All-Freshman nod in 2024. Her 61 career wins rank fourth in school history while her .701 career winning percentage is the fifth-best mark in the UT Martin record book.
For more information on the 2026 AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships, click on the link above.
The 2026 AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships are once again being held at the 15-court John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex in Huntsville, Ala. The tournament starts on Friday, Nov. 6 before the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will follow on Saturday, Nov. 7. The championship final and a third-place match is set for Sunday, Nov. 8 as this year's tournament includes pairs from Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Cal Poly, California, Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia State, Grand Canyon, Hawai'i, Lindenwood, Long Beach State, Loyola Marymount, LSU, Missouri State, North Florida, Oregon, Santa Clara, South Carolina, Southeastern Louisiana, Stanford, Stetson, Tampa, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Tulane, UCLA, USC, UT Martin and Washington.
Bryant and McGee are the sixth different Skyhawk pair to compete at the AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships, which was created in 2022. They join McGee/Riley Rushing (2025), Lauren Mariscal/MC Rehm (2025), Olivia O'Keefe/Rushing (2024), Lucy Kaufman/O'Keefe (2023) and Brooke Kuball/O'Keefe (2022).
Bryant and McGee punched their ticket to this event after winning one of three bids awarded at the AVCA Collegiate Beach Central Tournament held in Ozark, Mo. on Oct. 2-3. The UT Martin duo claimed third place in a bracket that included duos from Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky, Lindenwood, McKendree, Missouri State, Southern Miss and Southwest Baptist.
Last spring, Bryant and McGee teamed up for the Skyhawks' first 12 matches of the season, going 9-3 out of the No. 2 slot in the lineup. Bryant has earned All-Ohio Valley Conference first team honors in each of the last two seasons to go along with a spot on the OVC All-Freshman squad in 2023. The rising redshirt senior out of Louisville, Ky. ranks third in program history in career winning percentage (.720) and seventh in victories (54). A rising senior from Norfolk, Va., McGee dialed up All-OVC second team honors in 2025 and 2024 while adding an OVC All-Freshman nod in 2024. Her 61 career wins rank fourth in school history while her .701 career winning percentage is the fifth-best mark in the UT Martin record book.
For more information on the 2026 AVCA Collegiate Beach National Championships, click on the link above.
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