Volleyball All-Americans
Nina Foster
- Volleyball Magazine
- Honorable Mention 1995
Nina Foster is remembered as one of the greatest volleyball players in the program's history, after back-to-back stellar performances during the 1994-95 seasons. The middle blocker became the first Crimson Tide player to earn honorable mention All-America status and AVCA All-District honors. She led the nation in blocks per game (1.90) and was second in the nation in kills per game (6.02) in 1994. During her tenure at the Capstone, Foster led the conference in blocks per game and kills per game. Foster also can be found in numerous categories in the Alabama record books. She ranks second all-time for solo blocks with 115, eighth in block assists with 240 and eighth in kills with 1,289. Foster holds the Tide record for highest career hitting percentage, at .3402.
Krystal Rivers
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2013, 2015, 2016
- Third Team 2014
After redshirting as a freshman in 2012, Birmingham native Krystal Rivers had a breakout debut season in 2013, leading the team with 435 kills and a .404 hitting percentage, the latter setting a new single-season school record. After shifting from middle blocker to right side hitter in her second season, she further improved her offensive numbers with a team-leading 557 kills (4.19/set) and 48 service aces while ranking second on the team with 95 blocks. Rivers again led the team as a junior with 410 kills (4.06/set) and a .300 hitting percentage. In her senior season, she was named the SEC Player of the Year, leading the league in kills (705) and points (803.5) while setting a new school record with 2,148 career kills and 2,506 points.
Erin Heffner
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2003 & 2004
Hailing from Ft. Wayne, Ind., Erin Heffner became the second player in Alabama volleyball history named honorable mention All-America and was the first Crimson Tide volleyballer to be honored by the AVCA. Heffner also was the first Alabama player to earn the honor twice. Heffner led the SEC in kills per game in 2003 and 2004 and finished ninth in the nation in 2004 with 5.55 kills per game. The two-time AVCA All-District selection also garnered AVCA South District Freshman of the Year accolades in 2001. One of the most successful players to wear the crimson and white, Heffner can be found on every career record list except assists and was the all-time kills leader at 2,090 upon her graduation.
Brittany Thomas
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2013
Brittany Thomas stepped in as a freshman in 2013 and made an immediate impact for the Tide, as she was on the floor for every point during her rookie season. The Chandler, Ariz., native was twice named SEC Freshman of the Week, tallying 404 kills and 297 digs while posting a team-leading 35 service aces. She ranked eighth in the SEC with an average of 3.31 kills per set and ninth with 3.78 points per set.
Crystal Hudson
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2006 & 2007
Crystal Hudson, a Hueytown native, is one of the greatest middle blockers in Tide history. Hudson led her team to the first, second and third NCAA Tournament berths in program history. In 2006, she led the team with 452 kills and 125 blocks. Hudson also posted an .824 hitting percentage against Kentucky, placing her fifth in the individual match records for hitting percentage. Hudson also held the Alabama record in that category after pulling in a .917 hitting percentage against Oklahoma in 2005. The AVCA South Region team selection became the second player in Alabama history to earn AVCA honorable mention All-America honors. Hudson also was selected to the All-SEC first team as a junior and senior.
Sierra Wilson
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2013, 2014
Wilson capped the first half of her Crimson Tide career with a successful sophomore campaign, orchestrating a high-powered offense with 1,450 assists, the most for any Alabama setter since 2005 and the third-most in program history. The Anaheim, Calif., native bested her own mark the very next season, putting up 1,529 assists to set a single-season school record, becoming the first setter in program history to surpass 1,500 assists in a season. She ended her Crimson Tide career in 2015 as the program's all-time leader in assists with 5,771.
Brooks Webster
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2008
Following her stellar junior campaign in 2008, Baltimore native Brooks Webster was honored with AVCA honorable mention All-America recognition, becoming the fourth player in Alabama history to achieve this status. In addition to her national award, Webster was recognized on the All-SEC first team. She led the Crimson Tide with 424 kills in 2008, after collecting 12 double-doubles and rattling off 20-plus kills on five occasions. Webster led the conference in kills with an average of 4.17 per set against SEC opponents and notched a career-best 26 kills in Alabama's win at Georgia. On the defensive end, Webster scooped up 287 digs, good for second on the team. At the net, she racked up 45 blocks with 17 of those solo. Webster entered the Tide career record books during her junior season in three categories and now ranks seventh in total attacks and 10th in solo blocks.
Kat Hutson
- AVCA
- Honorable Mention 2014, 2015
Hutson totaled 475 kills (3.71/set) as a freshman in 2014, including 286 (3.92/set) in conference play, the most of any freshman in the SEC. A native of Brentwood, Tenn., she was named All-SEC and was also named to the SEC All-Freshman team. She followed that with an impressive sophomore campaign, posting 364 kills (3.68/set) to earn All-SEC and AVCA All-South Region honors for the second-straight season.
