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Jersey Number 5
Sydney Eckhardt
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Readington, NJ
- Previous School:
- Jacksonville
2025: Registered All-Ohio Valley Conference accolades for the second time in as many seasons, earning second team status…Wrapped up her Skyhawk career ranking third in career winning percentage (.727, minimum of 20 decisions) and highest career pair winning percentage (.862 with Reagan McGee, minimum 10 decisions)…Came away with a team-best 27 victories (against only seven losses) with a 9-1 record against OVC foes…The 27 wins were the third-most in a single-season in school history…Partnered up with McGee for the final 29 matches of the spring while also competing alongside Ryan Rednour for the first five matches of the season…Went 24-3 out of the No. 4 slot in the lineup (tied for the most at No. 4 in a single season in school history) while tacking on three more victories at No. 5…Won 25 decisions (against just four setbacks) with McGee, including a 14-match winning streak from March 7 until March 29 in their first 14 opportunities of the spring…Additionally claimed nine consecutive victories from April 11 through April 24…The 25 wins alongside McGee were tied for the most in a season by any UT Martin pair in the history of the program.Was named an American Volleyball Coaches Association Top Flight Award winner as she and McGee were one of just 51 pairs across NCAA Division I to nab that prestigious honor…Earned a spot on the OVC All-Tournament team…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2024: Secured All-OVC first team status in her debut season as a Skyhawk, going 21-11 overall with an 8-1 record in OVC play while exclusively competing at No. 2 (team-high in wins at No. 2)…The 21 victories were the most by any No. 2 player in a single season in program history…Mostly teamed up with Dylan Mott (20-8, 8-0 OVC) while also notching one victory alongside Olivia O’Keefe…Boasted a pair of separate five-match winning streaks with Mott, accomplishing that feat on March 14-23 and April 19-25…Three match-clinching points came against OVC opposition, including the regular season title-clinching win on April 20 against Lindenwood and the OVC Championship tournament first-round victory at Morehead State on April 25 (a convincing 21-9, 21-6 win)…Swept through all four matches in the OVC Weekend at UT Martin alongside Mott on April 19-20…Was part of two OVC Pair of the Week accolades, nabbing that honor alongside Mott on March 19 and March 26…Earned a spot on the OVC All-Tournament team…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Played two seasons under head coach Dylan Hough at Jacksonville University, members of the ASUN Conference…Registered 31 individual victories while helping the Dolphins to single-season records for wins in both years (10 in 2022, 13 in 2023)…Teamed up with Olivia Szyszkiewicz for 15 victories in 2023, posting 13 wins at No. 2 and two more out of the No. 3 slot in the lineup…Managed a team-best 16 wins in 2022, joining forces with Emily Kubicsko to set school records for single-season victories at the No. 2 position (15) and most overall wins by a freshman (16)…Also tacked on a victory at No. 1 during her collegiate rookie campaign…Prepped at Hunterdon Central Regional, where she was an outside hitter on the indoor volleyball for head coach Kevin Jones…Helped guide the Red Devils to a conference championship, a state sectional finals appearance and a top-10 ranking in the state…Was ranked as the No. 3 beach volleyball collegiate prospect in the state of New Jersey for her class…Was part of the Stars and Stripes beach volleyball club program.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 9, 2002...Daughter of Tim and Lynn Eckhardt...Has one brother, Matthew...Majoring in chemistry.
2024: Secured All-OVC first team status in her debut season as a Skyhawk, going 21-11 overall with an 8-1 record in OVC play while exclusively competing at No. 2 (team-high in wins at No. 2)…The 21 victories were the most by any No. 2 player in a single season in program history…Mostly teamed up with Dylan Mott (20-8, 8-0 OVC) while also notching one victory alongside Olivia O’Keefe…Boasted a pair of separate five-match winning streaks with Mott, accomplishing that feat on March 14-23 and April 19-25…Three match-clinching points came against OVC opposition, including the regular season title-clinching win on April 20 against Lindenwood and the OVC Championship tournament first-round victory at Morehead State on April 25 (a convincing 21-9, 21-6 win)…Swept through all four matches in the OVC Weekend at UT Martin alongside Mott on April 19-20…Was part of two OVC Pair of the Week accolades, nabbing that honor alongside Mott on March 19 and March 26…Earned a spot on the OVC All-Tournament team…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Played two seasons under head coach Dylan Hough at Jacksonville University, members of the ASUN Conference…Registered 31 individual victories while helping the Dolphins to single-season records for wins in both years (10 in 2022, 13 in 2023)…Teamed up with Olivia Szyszkiewicz for 15 victories in 2023, posting 13 wins at No. 2 and two more out of the No. 3 slot in the lineup…Managed a team-best 16 wins in 2022, joining forces with Emily Kubicsko to set school records for single-season victories at the No. 2 position (15) and most overall wins by a freshman (16)…Also tacked on a victory at No. 1 during her collegiate rookie campaign…Prepped at Hunterdon Central Regional, where she was an outside hitter on the indoor volleyball for head coach Kevin Jones…Helped guide the Red Devils to a conference championship, a state sectional finals appearance and a top-10 ranking in the state…Was ranked as the No. 3 beach volleyball collegiate prospect in the state of New Jersey for her class…Was part of the Stars and Stripes beach volleyball club program.
PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 9, 2002...Daughter of Tim and Lynn Eckhardt...Has one brother, Matthew...Majoring in chemistry.
4-27-23 Beach Cruises in OVC Opener
Thursday, April 10
4-28-23: Beach Rolls in OVC Semifinals
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 31
Thursday, April 10
Skyhawk Sports Talk - Season 2, Episode 29
Thursday, April 10
