Marlayna Bullington

Marlayna Bullington digs a ball at the Boise State Beach Classic.

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

Marlayna Bullington dives for a ball against Oregon.

Sierra Land and Marlayna Bullington at City of Trees Classic in fall 2023.

Marlayna Bullington and Sierra Land celebrate a point at the City of Trees Classic.

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Portland, Tenn.
High School:
Portland HS
Height:
5-8
Prev School:
Austin Peay
Club:
Ohio Valley Beach Volleyball

Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year (2022)
Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year (2024)
SLC Pair of the Year (2024)
OVC Pair of the Year (2022)
OVC Freshman of the Year (2021)
SLC First Team, No. 1 Pair (2024)
First Team All-OVC (2022)
Second Team All-OVC (2021)
OVC All-Freshman Team (2021)
3x SLC Pair of the Week (March 5, 2024, March 19, 2024, April 18, 2024)
3x OVC Pair of the Week (March 15, 2022, April 5, 2022, April 12, 2022)
Boise State Ford Student-Athlete of the Week (March 6, 2024)
OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019-20)
Dean’s List (Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020)

BOISE STATE CAREER
SENIOR (2023-24): Played in 41 contests, all on the top court…named the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year…also received SLC Pair of the Year honors alongside partner Sierra Land…named to the SLC First Team as the top pair…finished 28-13 from the top court, matching the program record for most wins in a single season by a Bronco pair…picked up three ranked victories on the season, including wins over No. 20 Tampa, No. 17 Arizona (twice) and No. 15 Georgia State…the duo’s 28 victories on the top court are the most by a pair in program history…finished her career with 79 career wins.

AUSTIN PEAY CAREER
JUNIOR (2022-23): Played in all 29 matches, finishing the season with a personal record of 20-9…played all but one match on the No. 1 court, finishing 19-9 from the top position…led the Governors to their first ASUN Conference Tournament win with a 3-2 win over Eastern Kentucky.

SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Named Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year, becoming the first player in Austin Peay history to win the award…posted a 21-10 record…partnered exclusively with Kelsey Mead, winning OVC Pair of the Year and earning First Team All-OVC selections…earned a conference-best three OVC Pair of the Week awards with Mead.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020-21): Played primarily in the No. 1 and No. 2 positions, posting a 7-4 overall record…earned Second Team All-OVC honors…won the first OVC Beach Volleyball Freshman of the Year award in conference history

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Partnered exclusively with Jenna Panning to post a 3-1 record while playing in the No. 1 position…picked up three-straight wins to start the season before falling to Central Arkansas in the final match of the shortened season.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Played volleyball at Portland High School in Portland, Tenn…finished career with 2,160 career kills as a four-year starting outside hitter…named to 2018 Tennessean All-Midstate Volleyball Team…selected as the 2018 TSSAA Class AA State Championship Most Valuable Player…had 701 kills with 410 digs and 67 aces as a senior to help lead Lady Panthers to a second-straight TSSAA Class AA championship.

CLUB CAREER
Played club volleyball with the Ohio Valley Beach Volleyball Club…won the 18U division at Juniors National Beach East Coast AVP Qualifier in May 2019…won the 18U Gold division at the 2018 Volley America Junior Nationals.