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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series South Florida Open
May 22 - 24, 2026

(13) Makenzie Griffin/Ella Grimes

Makenzie Griffin

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jourdanton, TX

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Texas Lutheran
Angelo State
Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$750.00

Ella Grimes

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 14, 2008 (18 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mason, OH

Height:

5'10"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Doha 2025)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Virginia Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$1,250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00

Previous Pompano Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

South Florida Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 5/23/2026	Pool A	Delaney Peranich / Tessa Van Winkle (12)	Won 21-18, 21-17
Sat, 5/23/2026	Pool A	Kennedy Coakley / Abby Van Winkle (1)	Lost 17-21, 19-21
Sat, 5/23/2026	Winner 1	Sara Putt / Kristi Tekavec (8)	Won 25-23, 21-19
Sun, 5/24/2026	Winner 2	Megan Rice / Kendra VanZwieten (4)	Lost 12-21, 19-21

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Makenzie Griffin												Ella Grimes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
											U18/19 World Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series
12	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	2	3	$750.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,250.00
22	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	2	12	$750.00	Total	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,250.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Makenzie Griffin													Ella Grimes
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	$0.00	2023	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$0.00	2025	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	FIVB
											2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$250.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$250.00
21	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	12	$250.00	Total	Total	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2025-2026	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Coakley/Van Winkle 0-1
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Pool A	Coakley/Van Winkle	1	Griffin/Grimes	13	21-17, 21-19
Trail the series against # 4 Rice/VanZwieten 0-1
5/24/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Winner 2	Rice/VanZwieten	4	Griffin/Grimes	13	21-12, 21-19
Lead the series against # 8 Putt/Tekavec 1-0
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Winner 1	Griffin/Grimes	13	Putt/Tekavec	8	25-23, 21-19
Lead the series against # 12 Peranich/Van Winkle 1-0
5/23/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Pool A	Griffin/Grimes	13	Peranich/Van Winkle	12	21-18, 21-17