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Ava Brizard

Outside hitter
MARIAN HS
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-1
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Peak Performance

598

Kills

412

Digs

37

Blocks

35

Service Aces
“Ava is dangerous and has a killer-instinct. At the high school level, I haven’t seen anyone defend her—neither block nor dig.”
Rocky Cameron
Head Coach - head coach of Divine Child High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-1 junior outside hitter led the Mustangs to a 37-5 record and the Division 1 state championship this past season. Brizard compiled 598 kills, 412 digs, 37 blocks and 35 service aces while posting a .492 kill percentage and a .395 hitting percentage. She recorded 26 kills and 10 digs in Marians 3-0 win over Lowell High in the state final. Ranked as the nation’s No. 75 recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com, Brizard was a Division 1 First Team All-State selection. She concluded her junior year with 1,536 kills and 1,340 digs in her prep volleyball career.

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Academic Achievement

Brizard has maintained a weighted 4.17 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at North Carolina State University beginning in the fall of 2022.

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Exemplary Character

Brizard has volunteered locally as a youth volleyball coach and with Summer in the City, through which teens invest their creativity and compassion into the city of Detroit.