LEXINGTON, Ky. - Over the Thanksgiving weekend, the American Volleyball Coaches Association released its All-America squads for the 2025 season and junior Syd Bietz became Centre's fourth All-American in program history, garnering an Honorable Mention nod.

Bietz was named to the All-SAA First Team for the second year in a row, earning the third all-conference nod in three seasons in Danville.

For the third consecutive season, Bietz led the Colonels in kills, finishing with 393 on the season and averaging just under four kills per set. She also led the team with 40 aces on the year and was second on the team with 320 digs.

Bietz earned a pair of SAA Offensive Player of the Week honors, recorded 20 or more kills in four games this season and surpassed a career milestone when she joined the Centre 1,000 kills club.

Through three seasons with the Colonels, Bietz has racked up 1,102 career kills and joins Sarah Burger Zerhusen '08, Beth Cecil '16 and June Padilla '25 on the list of Centre volleyball All-Americans.