SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Northwestern volleyball student-athlete Zavyr Metzger has been named the female A.O. Duer Award recipient for the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC), the conference office announced this morning.
A nursing major from Larchwood, Iowa, Metzger had another dominant year in the middle, leading the country in blocks per set (1.75) and total blocks (198). She led the Raiders to the top blocking average in the NAIA (3.18), putting up 198 total blocks to bring her career total to 437 ahead of her senior year. Her career blocks total currently ranks seventh in Northwestern history. Metzger was also named an NAIA All-American for the first time in her career, being named to the NAIA and AVCA Second Team and was the GPAC’s Co-Defender of the Year.
“Zavyr lives out a servant-leader mindset, always putting others before herself,” head coach Kyle Van Den Bosch stated. “She is highly respected by both her teammates and coaches, serving as one of our program’s most influential leaders. Her work ethic is contagious; her teammates see her dedication and strive to model it in their own lives.”
In the classroom, Metzger was honored as a College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America First Team selection for the second consecutive year, was a CSC Academic All-District selection, and compiled a 3.99 GPA.
Metzger becomes Northwestern’s first Duer award winner since wrestling’s Luke Jenness in 2022.
