LEXINGTON, Kent.-- Junior Kelly Belardi and Charlotta Bell have earned AVCA Top Flight honors, the association announced Friday.
Now in its seventh year, the Top Flight program recognizes beach pairs who compete in at least 15 matches together at a specific flight and win at least 75% of their matches. This year, 88 pairs representing 45 schools—from all three NCAA divisions, NAIA, and Two-Year Colleges—have earned Top Flight status.
Belardi and Bell are one of eight MPSF pairs to be honored. The duo has a 17-3 record this season, including a 15-3 mark as the Cardinal's threes pair. This is the third honor in the past week for the pair, named MPSF Championship Most Valuable Pair for their efforts at the conference championship on Monday, and each earning Second Team All-MPSF honors on Thursday.
Stanford kicks off its NCAA Championship run today, taking on No. 14-seed Boise State at 12 p.m. PT in Gulf Shores, Ala. The match will be broadcast on ESPN2.