Austin Peay State University Athletics

Honors & Awards
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll: 2021-22
CSC Academic All-District, 2023
Dean's List: F21, S22, F22, S23, S24
Athletic Director's Honor Roll: F23

2023 | Austin Peay

• Played in 24 matches for the Govs, making 21 starts.
• Second on the team with 156 kills, averaging 2.05 per set. 
• Career-high 16 kills came at UAB, Aug. 26. 
• Fourth on the team with 147 total kills, with a career-high of 16 at UAB, Aug. 26. 
• Totaled 147 digs for an average of 1.93 per set. 
• Career-high of 17 digs came at UAB, Aug. 26.

2022 | Austin Peay

• Played in 23 matches, starting eight, and saw action in 73 sets.
• Finished with 113 kills at a .117 attack percentage with 23 blocks (0.32 per set)
• Filled in the box score with four kills, five digs, and a career-best four blocks against Toledo (Sept. 10).
• Posted a 10-kill outing against North Dakota State (Sept. 16) to open the Govs’ home schedule.
• Notched a season-best .571 attack percentage against Jacksonville (Sept. 30) with nine kills and only one error on 14 attack attempts.
• Set her career high with 12 kills against North Alabama (Oct. 21) while adding 10 digs for her first career double-double.

2021 | Austin Peay

• Played in 43 sets across 22 matches.
• Had a season-best 11 kills against Indiana State (Sept. 11).
• Recorded five kills and a season-high eight digs against Belmont (Oct. 23).

Prep Career

• Was an outside hitter for head coach Adriane Wheat and the Legacy/Essential Church School cooperative team while attending Athens Renaissance School.
• Played club volleyball for coach Julie Dailey with Alabama Performance Volleyball Club and was a 2019 AAU Academic All-American.

Personal

• Elizabeth Lucille Wheat is the daughter of Adriane and Clayton Wheat.
• Birthday is August 29.
• Has three younger siblings: Rayanne, Daniele and Caleb.
• Father played beach volleyball at Hawaii, mother played indoor volleyball at SUNY Cortland.