(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Pitt Volleyball, Posted on Facebook on February 24th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Pitt senior and women’s college volleyball star Olivia Babcock was named a top finalist for the 2026 AAU Sullivan Award yesterday morning. The Amateur Athletic Association announced that she is in contention for the honor, which recognizes the most outstanding collegiate or Olympic athlete in the United States of America. Babcock is also twenty years old, which makes her one of the two youngest finalists in this year’s class. Her resume includes earning AVCA National Player of the Year and AVCA East Coast Region Player of the Year honors in both 2024 and 2025. She also received the CWSA Honda Award during her tenure at Pitt. Babcock will travel to New York City for the award festivities and ceremony scheduled for April 6th and 7th.