HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (October 22, 2026) – The University of North Alabama beach volleyball program is set to compete in the final AVCA qualifier of the fall, traveling to Huntsville, Ala. for the AVCA Central Qualification Tournament hosted by Rally Volleyball from Oct. 24-25.
The qualifying tournament will take place at the John Hunt Park Sand Volleyball Complex against top programs in the central region. UNA has four pairs in the bid bracket and three pairs in the open bracket. There are four bids available in the bid bracket for the AVCA Pairs National Championship in Huntsville, Ala. from Nov. 5-8.
The bid tournament is a 32-pair single elimination bracket that is played to place. The four available bids are distributed to the top finishing pairs that are eligible to earn a bid. See event regulations here.
Participating schools include Austin Peay, EKU, Mercer, Tennessee Tech, Tulane, UAB, Southern Miss, UT Martin and Chattanooga.
Pairs from UNA in the bid bracket are junior Paige Griner and sophomore Karsyn Griffin, sophomore Mabrey Whitehead and freshman Ella Lomax, junior Brooke Bolden and sophomore Gaby Harnden and junior Izzy Coplan and sophomore Kiana Adamson.
The opening round is set to begin on Saturday, with eight pairs beginning at 9 a.m. and the other eight beginning at 10:15 a.m. Bolden and Harnden will begin their first round at 9 a.m. against a UAB pair. Lomax and Whitehead also have their first round at 9 a.m., facing a Southern Miss pair. Griffin and Griner will have their first round at 10:15 a.m. and will face a Southern Miss pair, as well. Adamson and Coplan begin at 10:15 against an EKU pair.
In this weekend's open bracket, bids will not be awarded to the national championships, but pairs will play in pool play with a guaranteed 2-3 match per day. UNA pairs in the open bracket are sophomore Emma White and freshman Claire Wyma, senior Hope Dicken and freshman Emersyn Weaver and senior Amelia Tomlinson and freshman Nadia Prieditis.
Pair information can be found here for all brackets.
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