CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT first-year Julia Tolstova (Redlands, Calif.) was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Division III Freshman of the Year, becoming the first student-athlete in the history of the women's volleyball program to receive this award. In addition, graduate student Consecrata Rozario (Cary, N.C.) and sophomore Kayleigh May (Camarillo, Calif.) represented the Engineers on the All-America First Team while Tolstova and seniors Ella Gragg (Morganton, N.C.) and Ottavia Personeni (Bethesda, Md.) collected All-America Honorable Mention accolades.
 
Julia Tolstova

• 2024 AVCA Division III Freshman of the Year and All-America Honorable Mention
• Outside Hitter
• Led the team in kills (293) and kills per set (2.74)
• Previous AVCA honors: Region 2 Freshman of the Year (2024), All-Region First Team (2024)
• Other 2024 honors: NEWMAC Rookie of the Year 

Consecrata Rozario

• 2024 AVCA All-America First Team
• Middle Hitter
• Ranks second in the country in hitting percentage (.424)
• Set the MIT record for career hitting percentage (.423)
• Finishes her career with 845 kills and 247 blocks
• Previous AVCA honors: All-America Second Team (2022), All-America Third Team (2023), Region 2 Player of the Year (2022), All-Region First Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Other 2024 honors: NCAA Cambridge, Mass. Regional All-Tournament Team, NEWMAC Athlete of the Year, NEWMAC All-Conference First Team 

Kayleigh May

• 2024 AVCA All-America First Team
• Setter
• Directed an offense that ranks eighth in the country in hitting percentage (.257)
• Individually ranks 12^th in the nation in assists (1,147) and 18^th in assists per set (10.15)
• Previous AVCA honors: Region 2 Player of the Year (2024), All-Region First Team (2024)
• Other 2024 honors: NCAA Cambridge, Mass. Regional All-Tournament Team, NEWMAC All-Conference First Team 

Ella Gragg

• 2024 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• Outside Hitter
• Graduates ranked 12^th all-time at MIT in career kills (1,041) while also tallying 553 digs, 145 blocks, and 137 aces
• Previous AVCA honors: AVCA All-Region First Team (2024)
• Other 2024 honors: NEWMAC All-Conference First Team

Ottavia Personeni

• 2024 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
• Libero
• Graduates ranked second all-time at MIT in career digs (1,997) and ninth in digs per set (4.50) while totaling 145 aces
• Previous AVCA honors: All-America Honorable Mention (2021, 2022, 2023), All-Region First Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
• Other 2024 honors: NEWMAC Defensive Athlete of the Year and All-Conference First Team

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