Miller and Heintzelman Head To AVCA Pairs Nationals

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A pair of Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball players will represent the University of Hawai'i and the 2025 AVCA Beach Pairs National Championship, Nov. 7-9, in Huntsville, Ala. Senior Sydney Miller and transfer Emily Heintzelman will make their way to the fourth annual event as the school's lone pair.

The women's championship features a 64-pair bracket—no pool play—and matches start on Friday and go through Sunday's. Schools earned bids in three ways: performance in the 2025 spring season, top finishes at qualifying events held over the past six weeks, and being one of the at-large selections. Miller and Heintzelman were UH's top finishers at the Surf City Challenge qualifier held last month in Huntington Beach, Calif.

Key matches from the AVCA Beach National Championships will be streamed. Six matches from the women's pairs event—two of the quarterfinals, both semifinals, the third-place match, and the championship—will be available at ESPN+. An additional 20-plus matches will be streamed on the AVCA YouTube channel. Check out the broadcast schedule here.

This will be the fourth year of the AVCA National Beach Championships in Huntsville at John Hunt Park which includes a state-of-the-art volleyball complex with 15 courts. The Rainbow Wahine have had six pairs previously compete in the event.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Sydney Miller: 6' 0"; Junior

#4 Emily Heintzelman: 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Sydney Miller
: 6' 0"; Junior

#4 Emily Heintzelman
: 6' 1"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Sydney Miller

#4 Emily Heintzelman

Players Mentioned

#11 Sydney Miller

#4 Emily Heintzelman