Sarah Pavan

And at Texas Tech, their female nominee is Sally Gibiego, who won three individual NCAA championships this past year, putting her career total at seven.

And the winner is Nebraska Volleyball standout Sarah Pavan for the second straight year.

And we are pleased now to be joined on the phone by the Big 12 Women's Athlete of the Year, Sarah Pavan.

Sarah, first of all, congratulations.

How does it feel to take home back-to-back titles?

All right, there you have it, and that is our show for this week.

We hope you've enjoyed the showcases, our end-of-the-year awards, and also the Big 12 revealing right here on Big 12 Showcase its choice for Male and Female Athlete of the Year.

Congratulations once again to Nebraska's Sarah Pavan and Missouri's Chase Daniel.

Hi, volleyball fans, and welcome back to VolleyTalk, the podcast created for volleyball lovers who wanna dig deep into what is going on in NCAA and international volleyball.

I'm your host, Sarah Pavan.

I'm an Olympian, beach volleyball world champion, former Nebraska Cornhusker, and longtime pro, both indoor and on the beach.

And I'm Adam Schulz, former indoor player, international volleyball coach, and the show's resident stat guy.