Haddix Receives NJCAA DIII All-American Honor

December 9, 2024 - - Ava Haddix (Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele HS) has one more honor coming her way after her stellar 2024 season with the Lorain County Community College Commodore volleyball team. 

The National Junior College Athletic Association named Haddix to the Division III Second Team All-American list, the first in her career.  It capped an impressive sophomore season for the Amherst native who was named the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference Setter of the Year and named to the First Team All-OCCAC in November.

"Ava was great," said LCCC Head Coach Ted Whitsel. "She was our leader, she took charge as the captain and setter for the team.  She was very coachable and willing to listen to whatever you had to comment on about her play.  She was a very big piece of the puzzle to our team."

Haddix was the offensive engine for the Commodores throughout the whole season.  She helped them to an 8-4 record in the OCCAC which included a stretch where the Commodores won 10 out of 11 contests from September 11 to October 23.

She ranked first in the conference in assists with 812 total and 10.02 per set.  She had 17 matches this season where she accumulated 30 or more assists.  She only failed to get 20 or more assists in one contest.  In late September, she had three matches in a row where she had 50+ assists, and had six total for the year.  Nationally, among DIII players in the NJCAA, Haddix ranked third in assists per set and ninth in total assists. On Aug. 27 and Sept. 16, she received Player of the Week Award from the OCCAC.