Austin Peay State University Athletics

Honors & Awards
Dean’s List: F22, F23, S24, F24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: S23

Career Recap: Austin Peay
2024 (Junior)

• Appeared in all 28 matches, making 26 starts.
• Had 218 kills.
• Matched her career-high 17 kills at Bellarmine, Nov. 2, where she had a .441 hitting percentage.
• Totaled 64 blocks, with a career-high eight against Bellarmine, Nov. 2.

2023 (Sophomore)

• Played in 20 matches, making 7 starts. 
• Had 109 kills on the season for an average of 1.91 per set. 
• Had a career-high of 17 kills at Stetson, Oct. 14. 
• Season best .435 attack percentage came against Florida A&M, Aug. 28. 

2022 (Freshman)

• Played in seven matches, totaling seven sets, including a start at Florida State (Sept. 3).
• Recorded first collegiate kill against East Tennessee (Sept. 16).
• Posted a pair of blocks at Liberty (Oct. 28) for her first blocks.
• Closed her season with a kill and a block at Queens (Oct. 29).

Prep Career

• A middle blocker for head coach Tyler Conley at Bishop Fenwick High School.
• Led Bishop Fenwick’s indoor team to the Ohio High School Athletic Association Division II State Championship in 2019.
• Helped the Falcons capture four-straight conference titles, two district championships and a pair of regional champions in her prep career.
• Was a first team all-conference and all-district selection as a senior.
• Named a Division II All-Ohio Honorable Mention by the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association.
• Had 219 kills, 40 digs and 48 blocks in 77 sets as a senior. 
• Played for Elevation Volleyball Club.

Personal

• Payton Claudia Deidesheimer is the daughter of Tonia and Jerome Deidesheimer.
• Birthday is Dec. 14.
• Her sister, Sami, is a member of the Eastern Kentucky beach volleyball team.