Honors and Awards
2016 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
2016 All-ACC first team
2015 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
2015 AVCA All-Region
2015 All-ACC first team
2015 CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
2014 CoSIDA Academic All-District second team
2014, 2015 Academic All-ACC
2013, 2014, 2015 ACC Honor Roll

2016: Started every match … First Team All-ACC … 2016 AVCA Honorable Mention All-America … Second in the ACC in kills/set and points/set … Led the team with 507 kills and 4.19 kills/set … 507 kills are the 10^th most in a single-season ever at Georgia Tech … Second on the team with 386 digs and 3.19 digs/set … Became one of nine Yellow Jackets all-time to eclipse 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs … 20 double-doubles on the season … 24-straight matches with double-figure kills … Last time she tallied single-digit kills was Sept. 8, 2016 … Tied for 10^th on Georgia Tech’s all-time career kills list (1,453) … Became one of 14 Yellow Jackets to tally 30 kills in a match … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 First Team … Senior CLASS top 30 candidate.

2015: Named First-Team All-ACC, making her the first Yellow Jacket to earn the award since Monique Mead in 2012 … Led the team in kills (471) and averaged 3.92 kills per set … 471 kills are the most by a Yellow Jacket since Monique Mead put down 459 in 2012 … Scored 20 double-doubles … Tallied 25 matches with 10+ kills, and 23 matches with 10+ digs … Started every set (120) … Named ACC Player of the Week twice – Sept. 7, Sept. 28 … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 4 team … Selected MVP of the UGA Challenge … Selected to the GT Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Midtown Invite and Nebraska Ameritas Players Challenge All-Tournament teams … Stats in the ACC at the end of the regular season: 1^st in kills (471), 1^st in kills/set (3.92), 1^st in points (520), 2^nd in points/set (1.33).

2014: Started every set … Led Tech with 392 kills (3.32/set) … Tallied the second-most aces with 20 … Had 312 digs (2.64/set) … Tallied 13 solo blocks and 67 total blocks … Named to the Gamecock, Lipscomb & GT Invite All-Tournament Teams … Put down four solo blocks against Wake Forest (Oct. 5); three at Wake Forest (Nov. 7) … Tallied four aces at Notre Dame (Oct. 31) … In 21 of 31 matches, had double-digit kills; three matches with 20+ kills … Logged 17 matches with double-digit digs … Tallied 12 double-doubles.

2013: Made first college start in season opener and led Tech with 14 kills … Played all but one set her freshman season … Collected 83 kills and 189 digs … Notched three total blocks against Idaho State (Sept. 6) and a season-high 11 digs against UConn (Sept. 14) and against Pitt (Sept. 29).

High School: A four-year letterwinner at Whitewater High School under the direction of Valerie Jones … Led the team to four region championships and helped the team win two 5A state championships in 2009 and 2012 … Named Co-Player of the Year by the Fayette County News after playing in 113 games, contributing 504 kills, 40 aces, 43.5 blocks, and 406 digs … Named the 2012 5A State Player of the Year and selected to the 5A All-State First Team … Honored as a Senior All-Star, named to the All-Area team three times (2010-12) and selected as the Area Player of the Year in 2011 … Selected as a 2012-13 Under Armour Second Team All-American, the 2012 Georgia Gatorade Player of the Year and a 2012 PrepVolleyball.com National Senior Player of the Year finalist … Also played fours of soccer as a forward under head coach Randy Hayes … Named to the All-Area soccer team twice (2011, 2012) and selected to the 2012 All-State team … Helped the Wildcats to two soccer regional championships in 2010 and 2012.

Personal: Teegan Morton Van Gunst is the daughter of Hauke and Kristi Van Gunst … Born Feb. 17, 1995 … Sister to Kelson, Gersen and Annika … Twin sister Annika also plays volleyball at Georgia Tech … Major is mechanical engineering.

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