ATLANTA – Austin Peay State University student-athletes Karli Graham and Kelsey Mead were named to the 2023 ASUN Conference Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team, the league announced Wednesday.
Graham graduated from Austin Peay with a bachelor's in social work and is now working toward a master's in social work. Mead graduated from Austin Peay with a bachelor's in communications and is now working toward a master's in communications. Graham and Mead both have 4.0 grade-point averages.
A native of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Graham has played in all 26 matches for Austin Peay this season, posting a 16-10 record with 14 wins coming from the No. 5 pairing. Graham has spent most of the season paired with Tristin Smith, the duo is 12-8 this season with all 12 wins coming from the No. 5 pairing.
Before the move to the ASUN, Graham received the Ohio Valley Conference Academic Medal of Honor three times, she has also been named to the Austin Peay Dean's List six times and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll three times.
Hailing from Tallahassee, Florida, Mead has played in all 26 matches for the Governors this season, partnering exclusively with Marlayna Bullington to post a team-best 19-7 record. Mead and Bullington went 18-7 in the No. 1 pairing and won the only match they played in the No. 2 pairing this season.
Prior to Austin Peay's move to the ASUN, Mead received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor three times, she has also been named to the Austin Peay Dean's List all seven semesters she has been enrolled.
Graham and Mead are Austin Peay's first beach volleyball players to earn ASUN All-Academic Team honors. North Florida's Chantel McMillan was named the league's Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
The Austin Peay beach volleyball team is back in action when it plays an 11 a.m., Friday match against Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of the ASUN Conference Beach Volleyball Championship at North Florida's Cooper Family Beach Volleyball Complex in Jacksonville, Florida. For news and updates on everything Governors beach volleyball, follow along on Twitter and Instagram (@GovsBVB) or check back at LetsGoPeay.com.
2023 ASUN Beach Volleyball All-Academic Team
Chantel McMillan, North Florida
Karli Graham, Austin Peay
Kelsey Mead, Austin Peay
Hannah Keating, Eastern Kentucky
Kacie Johnson, Florida Gulf Coast
Lexie Hamilton, Florida Gulf Coast
Maddison Parmelly, Florida Gulf Coast
Mackenzie Martin, North Alabama
Martha McLaurin, North Alabama
Paula Klemperer, North Alabama
Shae Henson, Stetson
