Avery Rhodes

Photo by: PGA Tour

Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-2
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Midway
Hometown:
Waco, Texas

Awards and Honors
All-Big 12 Second Team (2019) ... Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (2019: Sept. 2) ... Cy-Hawk Series Tournament All-Tournament Team (2019) ... Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020, 2021) ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2018) ... Big 12 All-Freshman Team (2017) ... Big 12 Freshman of the Week (Sept. 18, 2017) ... Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021)

2021 (Redshirt Senior)
Played in 34 sets across 15 matches for Iowa State … made four starts on the season, getting a season-best 12 kills at a season-high .409 hitting percentage against Kansas State (Nov. 11) … had five kills at .333 hitting against Ball State (Sept. 10) … recorded 28 total blocks (four solo, 24 assists) on the year … notched season-best seven blocks (two solo, five assists) at Texas Tech (Oct. 7).

2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Played in 43 sets across 12 matches, making 10 starts … missed final 10 matches of the fall season due to injury … recorded 86 kills at 2.00 per set, getting them at .257 hitting … tied career-high with 14 kills at .417 hitting at DePaul on March 12 … had 12 kills at .370 hitting against Texas Tech on Oct. 3 … finished season with 27 blocks (1 solo, 26 assists) … recorded season-best six block assists against Texas Tech on Oct. 3 … had five block assists at DePaul on March 13 … recorded two service aces at DePaul on March 12.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
One of three Cyclones to play in all 29 matches and 107 sets on the season … finished fifth on the team with 203 kills at 1.90 per set, with her .277 hitting percentage ranking second on the team … had six matches with at least 10 kills … posted career-high 14 kills at .400 hitting percentage in win over Oklahoma … was named to All-Tournament Team of Cy-Hawk Series Tournament after posted 13 kills at .440 hitting in win over Iowa … had 11 kills at .500 hitting against NC State … had 10-kill matches against UCF, at Texas and at Kansas State … in win at K-State, recorded career-best .600 hitting percentage … finished with an over .300 hitting percentage (min. 15 attack attempts) nine times … led Iowa State with 110 total blocks (10 solo, 100 assists) at 1.03 per set … was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week after recording 10.0 total blocks (one solo, nine assists) at Ole Miss, her third career double-figure blocking effort … finished with eight block assists vs. Lipscomb … had seven total blocks (one solo, six assists) vs. TCU … finished with at least 5.0 total blocks in 12 matches.

2018 (Sophomore)
Played in nine matches and 30 sets for the Cyclones … saw season ended after third week of the season due to recurring hip injury … posted 59 kills at 1.97 per set … posted season-high 10 kills vs. Oregon State (Aug. 25) … notched nine kills at .333 hitting at No. 17 UNI (Aug. 29) and had nine kills vs. Wichita State (Sept. 8) … finished season with 37 blocks at 1.23 per set … recorded 10 total blocks vs. Gonzaga (Aug. 31).

2017 (Freshman)
Made 21 starts and played in 23 matches with 76 sets played … only played in two of ISU’s first eight matches of the season before being inserted into the starting lineup against No. 8 Creighton … ranked second on ISU with .293 hitting percentage, finishing season with 112 kills … had season-best 10 kills at Texas Tech and at Oklahoma … hit at least .300 in ISU’s final eight matches, including .425 across the Cyclones’ two NCAA Tournament matches … ranked third on ISU with 97 total blocks on the season … in first career start against Creighton, recorded 10 total blocks (two solo, eight assists) to lead ISU to upset of the Bluejays … earned Big 12 Freshman of the Week honors for her efforts at the Shocker Volleyball Classic … had eight total blocks three times: West Virginia, at West Virginia and at Oklahoma … named to Big 12 All-Freshman Team.

High School
Four-year letterwinner at Waco Midway, one of the top programs in the nation, for coach Ryan Porter … team finished 2016 with a 42-4 overall record and at one point was ranked as the No. 1 team in the country … Averaged 1.9 kills per set at a .336 hitting percentage and 1.2 blocks per set … three-time All-District and three-time Academic All-District honoree … played her club volleyball, most recently, for Austin Juniors for coach Brandi Holsonback … helped lead Austin Juniors 18 Mizuno to the 18 USA title at the Girls’ Junior National Championships in April … was named to GJNC USA Division All-Tournament Team … also previously played for Waco Juniors and coach Jonathan Roberts, where she won a national title in the 15 American division in 2014.

Personal
Daughter of Ricky and Ginger Rhodes … father, Ricky was a pitcher in the New York Yankees’ minor league organization for five seasons … Ricky is the head women’s basketball coach at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas … has three younger siblings, two brothers and one sister … Apparel, Merchandising and Design major.