The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Women's Volleyball Roster
Tuesday, July 14
Wednesday, July 08
Thursday, June 11
Wednesday, June 10
Diora Bender
Jersey Number 1
Position OH/OPP Academic Year Fr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Pawleys Island, S.C.Last School Waccamaw HS
Sydney Austin
Jersey Number 2
Position MB Academic Year Sr.Height 6' 3''
Hometown Flowery Branch, Ga.Last School Buford HSPrevious School Previous School: Troy
Abby Jones
Jersey Number 3
Position OH Academic Year Jr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Johns Creek, GaLast School Johns Creek
Sara Sykes
Jersey Number 4
Position L/DS Academic Year R-So.Height 5' 2''
Hometown Gilbert, SCLast School LexingtonPrevious School Previous School: James Madison
Payton Sirdine
Jersey Number 7
Position OPP/OH Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Bloomfield, Conn.Last School Bloomfield HS
Ingrid Dittmar
Jersey Number 8
Position S Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Zanesville, OhioLast School Tri-Valley HS
Kennedy Vaughn
Jersey Number 9
Position OH Academic Year So.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Madison, AlaLast School Bob Jones
Juliet Galla
Jersey Number 10
Position L/DS Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown Mobile, Ala.Last School McGill-Toolen CatholicPrevious School Previous School: Tulane
Makayla Meister
Jersey Number 11
Position OH Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Newark, OhioLast School Newark HS
Delaney Bowser
Jersey Number 12
Position DS Academic Year R-Sr.Height 5' 8''
Hometown McCordsville, Ind.Last School Mt. Vernon
Aniya Kennedy
Jersey Number 14
Position OPP Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 0''
Hometown La Porte, Ind.Last School La Porte HSPrevious School Previous School: Ball State
Chinwendu Aguoru
Jersey Number 15
Position MB Academic Year Fr.Height 6' 1''
Hometown Pflugerville, TexasLast School Hendrickson HS
Addyson Smock
Jersey Number 17
Position MB Academic Year So.Height 6' 0''
Hometown Easton, Mass.Last School Oliver Ames
Annastiina Tarkkanen
Jersey Number 18
Position S Academic Year Jr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown Orivesi, FinlandLast School Orivesi HS
Kennedy Jones
Jersey Number 20
Position MB Academic Year So.Height 6' 2''
Hometown St. Louis, MOLast School Francis Howell North
Rachel McCollum
Jersey Number 21
Position S/OPP Academic Year R-Sr.Height 6' 2''
Hometown Lakeland, Tenn.Last School Collierville HSPrevious School Previous School: Winthrop
Rylee Busse
Jersey Number 23
Position DS Academic Year R-Jr.Height 5' 10''
Hometown New Braunfels, TexasLast School Cornerstone Christian HSPrevious School Previous School: Utah Valley
Mia Reese
Jersey Number 24
Position OH Academic Year Sr.Height 5' 11''
Hometown Nashville, Tenn.Last School Hillsboro
Coaching Staff
Betsy Freeburg
Head Coach
/Women's Volleyball
Ryan Freeburg
Associate Head Coach
/Women's Volleyball
Ashley Veach
Assistant Coach
/Women's Volleyball
Support Staff
Lauren Koss
Assistant Athletic Trainer (VB, BVB)
/Women's Volleyball
Thomas Rohling
Assistant Athletic Performance Coach (VB,BB, Spirit)
/Women's Volleyball
Phone(205) 532-3458
Caroline Helmer
Student-Athlete Advisor (FB, SB, VB)
/Women's Volleyball
Tom Jaekel
Athletic Communications Associate (VB, SB, BOWL)
/Women's Volleyball
Phone209-597-0542
