Completed Event: Swimming & Diving at La Salle on October 18, 2025 , Win , 177, to, 122
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JMU Athletics Hall of Fame
Karla Gessler Holmes
- Induction:
- 2016
- Class:
- 2001
The only four-time First Team All-CAA selection in JMU volleyball history, Karla Gessler Holmes led the Dukes to two CAA Championships and two NCAA appearances during her JMU career (1997-2000).
Prior to the 2016 season, Gessler ranked first in career hitting percentage (.342), seventh in career kills (1,157), eighth in kills per game (2.70), ninth in career sets played (428), second in solo blocks (112), seventh in block assists (275), fifth in total blocks (387), eighth in block average (0.90) and 10th in aces (115). She also ranked first in season hitting percentage with a .384 average in 1999.
In 1999, the Dukes went 26-7 overall, winning the CAA regular season and tournament before advancing to the Stanford Regional of the NCAA Division I Tournament. Gessler was named First Team All-CAA and ranked 11th nationally in hitting percentage (.384) during the season.
In 2000, Gessler's senior season, JMU again won the CAA Tournament and made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Gessler was named CAA Scholar Athlete, CAA Championship Tournament MVP, All-CAA First Team and All-State First Team member and led the CAA in hitting percentage (.352).
Prior to the 2016 season, Gessler ranked first in career hitting percentage (.342), seventh in career kills (1,157), eighth in kills per game (2.70), ninth in career sets played (428), second in solo blocks (112), seventh in block assists (275), fifth in total blocks (387), eighth in block average (0.90) and 10th in aces (115). She also ranked first in season hitting percentage with a .384 average in 1999.
In 1999, the Dukes went 26-7 overall, winning the CAA regular season and tournament before advancing to the Stanford Regional of the NCAA Division I Tournament. Gessler was named First Team All-CAA and ranked 11th nationally in hitting percentage (.384) during the season.
In 2000, Gessler's senior season, JMU again won the CAA Tournament and made an NCAA Tournament appearance. Gessler was named CAA Scholar Athlete, CAA Championship Tournament MVP, All-CAA First Team and All-State First Team member and led the CAA in hitting percentage (.352).
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