International experience only furthers Lednicky's incredible legacy

Jamie Morrison and the Fightin’ Texas Aggie volleyball team open the 2025 season on Monday with a neutral-site showdown vs. No. 11 Minnesota in the AVCA First Serve. We’re looking ahead to the upcoming campaign with our 2025 Texas A&M Volleyball Preview Series.

Logan Lednicky is sealing her fate as one of Texas A&M's greats.

After a 2024 Sweet 16 run that earned her American Volleyball Coaches Association second-team All-American honors, she marked her summer with a USA National Team debut.

Now a senior, Lednicky aims to leave her legacy on Aggie volleyball.

When she received an invitation to an open tryout for the USA National Team, Lednicky did not go in expecting much.

However, on the final day of training, she was pulled aside by USA Volleyball’s head coach Erik Sullivan, who asked her to play in the Volleyball Nations League with the senior national team.

The VNL is a highly competitive international tournament, with rosters typically consisting of Olympians and professionals. It is rare and a huge achievement for a college athlete to be selected.

Zoe Kelton, TexAgs

Senior opposite Logan Lednicky has registered 1,219 kills in 83 career matches.

“It was just like an awesome and surreal moment,” Lednicky said. “Full circle of how much work I’ve put into it, just such a cool opportunity to be able to represent my country on the big stage.”

The international game is faster-paced than college, with each country playing a different style. However, the Aggie adapted quickly.

She appeared in seven matches, totaling 38 kills, five blocks and 23 digs, leaving her mark on Team USA.

As one of only two college athletes selected, Lednicky learned from her professional teammates and looks to bring those lessons back to the Maroon & White.

“It was such a good opportunity for me to be able to come back to college after this experience,” Lednicky said. “Not many people get to do that. Getting that professional and international experience and being able to bring that back to collegiate athletics is huge.”

This experience will be crucial as the Aggies look to build on momentum and make an even bigger run in 2025.

Over the past three years, Lednicky has watched the program transform under head coach Jamie Morrison, who took over in 2023 and has since led the Texas A&M program to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments, including last season’s Sweet 16 appearance.

Prior to Morrison’s arrival, the Aggies had not made the postseason since 2019.

For Lednicky, being a part of this growth is everything.

Born into a family of Aggies, she grew up watching A&M volleyball, with a vision of what this program could grow into.

“Getting to be a part of building something means the world to me,” she said. “Leaving this program better than I found it, and getting to do it alongside a great team and staff — it has been an awesome four years.”

Momentum is already building, as the Aggies come into 2025 ranked ninth nationally and are projected to finish third in the SEC.

Returning all but one starter, the Aggies add a top-10 recruiting class and an impact transfer in Kyndal Stowers.

With so much talent and depth on the roster, Lednicky aims to build on that success in 2025.

“We just want to keep it going,” she said. “The sky’s the limit. I think this team is insane, and we’re going to accomplish a lot this year.

“I just want to go out with a bang.”

This season is also about preparing for the future as she eyes a professional volleyball career.

“I’ve done pretty well here,” Lednicky said. “Keeping on that trend and setting myself up for a good professional season next year and life after college volleyball is important.”

However, she isn’t the only one with high expectations for herself this season.

Lednicky was recently named to the AVCA Player of the Year watch list alongside teammate Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, the first players in program history to earn that honor.

The list consists of 30 athletes and is voted on by a committee of NCAA coaches, changing throughout the season until a winner is chosen in December.

While it was exciting to see her name, Lednicky chose not to focus on it.

“I was like, ‘OK, awesome,’” she said. “There are a ton of studs on that list. I try to ignore it as much as possible. I do so much better when I just go out and play the game I love and not worry about anything else. I tune all of that out. I just go out, the goal is to win a game with my teammates, and that’s all I’m focused on.”

With so much hype surrounding her and the Aggies on social media, blocking out the noise is key to staying on track.

Zoe Kelton, TexAgs

An All-SEC first-team in 2024, Logan Lednicky became the program’s first second-team All-American since Hollann Hans in 2019.

“Social media can be a great thing, and it can also be a bad thing,” Lednicky said. “I just try to tune the extra noise out. Leaning on my teammates in the rough moments, tuning out what everyone outside the program has to say, and working on what we need to in practices goes a long way.”

This mentality has been a key to her success, and it will continue to be crucial as she looks to become an even bigger star this fall.

As the program has grown, so has A&M’s volleyball fan base.

The Aggies averaged 3,216 fans per game during the 2024 season, their highest yet. They also set the attendance record for an NCAA regular-season match in the state, with 9,236 fans in a home match against Texas on Sept. 27, 2024.

Despite the rival Longhorns usurping that record attendance later in 2024, the atmosphere inside Reed Arena was an exciting example of growth and hope for the future of Aggie volleyball.

For Lednicky, the support from the 12th Man means everything.

“The impact of the 12th Man is huge,” she said. “It means the world that people want to come watch us do what we love and play volleyball. Seeing how much the fan base has grown over the past three years has been insane. This past season was so much fun with engagement, people showing up hours early and having our back on the court at all times. We love getting to talk with them.

“It’s an entertainment business. We are doing what we love, but we are also doing it to put on a show. Getting to talk to students after games and on campus is so much fun and the reason why we do it.”

Given A&M’s depth and competitive schedule, putting on a show shouldn’t be an issue.

The Aggies are not taking it easy with a challenging non-conference schedule, which is necessary to prepare for the SEC gauntlet. Lednicky is excited to compete against the best.

“Minnesota is going to be so much fun. I have some friends on that team,” she said. “Texas on Halloween at Reed is going to be — Oh my gosh, I cannot wait. It’s going to be so fun.”

The SEC is one of the toughest conferences and looks to be even more competitive this season, with the addition of Vanderbilt's volleyball program and a conference tournament. If the Aggies want to succeed, every match will require maximum effort.

“There is no bad game in the SEC. Everyone from top to bottom is going to be a good game,” she said. “Getting to the competitiveness of every match is what I’m most excited for.”

Lednicky steps into her final season with the goal of leaving this program better than she found it.

That will take relentless work, sharp focus and the competitive mentality that has carried her this far. She will need to give it her all on and off the court.

Though she’s already established herself as an Aggie volleyball standout, a historic run this fall could elevate her to legendary status.