Following one of the most successful seasons the program has ever had, Razorback volleyball greats Jill Gillen and Taylor Head have been named AVCA All-Americans, the organization announced on Wednesday.
It’s the first time since 1998 that Arkansas has had an outright All-American, and the first time ever that two Hogs have been named All-American in one season. Gillen has received Second Team honors, while Head was named Third Team after being an honorable mention selection in 2022. Junior Hannah Hogue rounds out the awards with an All-American honorable mention nod.
Gillen concluded the season as Arkansas’ team leader in kills (527), kills per set (4.15), aces (56), aces per set (0.44) and points (616.5), all of which were also new single season highs for her. She has risen to second in program history in total kills at 2,075, one of just two Arkansas players to ever eclipse 2,000 kills, and good for fifth in SEC history. Her 56 aces were the most in conference and check in at 13th in the country. Gillen was named All-SEC for the fifth time, AVCA All-South Region for the fourth time, and earned a spot on the NCAA All-Tournament Team at the Lincoln Regional after leading the Hogs to their first Elite 8 appearance in program history.
Head has been a key piece in all facets of the game for the Razorbacks this season and came in second on the team in kills (494), kills per set (3.89), digs (406) and digs per set (3.20). She finishes the season with a spot in the program top five in career kills at 1,537, and is just shy of the program career top five in digs with 1,272 for sixth place. Head’s ability to play sound offense and defense led to 22 double-doubles this season, the most for any Razorback since 1999. She has 60 double-doubles in her career, second in program history. Head received All-SEC designation for the third time in November and was named to the All-South Region for the third time.
In her first season as Arkansas’ primary setter, Fort Smith native Hannah Hogue has been named an All-American honorable mention. Hogue posted 11.13 aces per set in 2023, which places her third in the SEC and sixth nationally. Her 1,413 total assists were the second-most by any Division I setter, the seventh-most in a single season in Arkansas history, and most by any Razorback setter since 2003. Her career assist count is currently 2,047, eighth best in the program record book. Hogue was named SEC Setter of the Week five times, SEC Player of the Week once, All-SEC, and All-South Region. Hannah also had an excellent season at the service line, coming just behind Gillen in aces per set with 0.40, 51 total. Gillen and Hogue came in first and second place, respectively, in the SEC in both metrics, and Hogue tied for 27th in the country in total aces.
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