Avery Skinner

POSITION: Zone 4

COUNTRY: United States

NATIONAL TEAM: Yes

EU-CITIZEN: No

HEIGHT: 185 cm / 6’1″

APPROACH TOUCH: 315 cm / 10’4″

CURRENT CLUB: Chieri 76 (Italy A1 23-24)

PREVIOUS CLUB:Beziers (France A1 22-23)

BIO:

Avery Skinner is an American outside hitter (pos.4) playing the 23-24 season for Chieri 76 in Italy A1. In the 22-23 season Avery played for Beziers Volley and was one of the top outsides in the French Ligue Nationale De Volley (A1). Avery played her first four years of college volleyball for the University of Kentucky where she led the team to their first National Championship in school history (2020). Avery was named an AVCA First Team All-American (2020) and was a First Team All-SEC selection (2020). Avery spent her final college season at Baylor University where she was named First Team All-Big 12 (2021).

Awards/Accomplishments:

2023 – USA National Team

Volleyball Nations League
NORCECA Championship – Silver medal
Olympic Qualifiers – USA qualified

2022 – USA National Team

2022 Pan-American Cup Best Scorer
2022 Pan-American Cup 2nd Best Spiker

• 2021 All-Big 12 Conference Team
• 2020 AVCA All-America First Team
• 2020 AVCA Southeast All-Region First Team
• 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
• 2020 All-SEC First Team
• 2017 All-SEC Freshman Team

Beziers vs. Mulhouse – #6 Dark Shirt