LEXINGTON, Ky. – Coastal Carolina beach volleyball head coach Collin Wilson was recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) as part of the 2024 class of Thirty Under 30 Beach Award winners, the association announced on Wednesday.

Thirty Under 30 Beach honors up-and-coming coaches at all levels of beach volleyball and the recipients serve in a range of roles, from head coach to volunteer assistant to club director. 

In his first season as head coach, Wilson guided the Chanticleers to a 27-10 overall record as Coastal set a program record for wins in a season and advanced to the Sun Belt Conference Beach Volleyball Tournament championship match.

The Chanticleers also won a record 17 consecutive matches and set additional program records with 124 flights won and eight all-conference selections. 

Coastal went undefeated at home for the first time in program history, outscoring its opponents 39-1 in eight home matches. The Chanticleers also notched their first win ever over in-state rival South Carolina, knocking off the No. 20-ranked Gamecocks 4-1 in Columbia. 

Madison Allred and Raychel Ehlers were honored as an AVCA Top Flight duo after going 19-3 at the No. 5 flight and became the winningest pair in program history with 59 victories. Denisse Morgenstern became the first player in program history to earn Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors and joined Martine Kragholm, Sarah Riedell, Julia Blazek, Emma Plutnicki, and Madie Lichty on the all-Sun Belt second team. Ellie Hanford and Emma Kunaus earned first-team all-Sun Belt accolades and Hanford set a program record for individual career wins with 93. 

This marks Wilson's second time making the Thirty Under 30 list. He was also honored in 2021.

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