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AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Waupaca Open
July 8 - 10, 2026

(10) 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:

$1,050.00

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:

$1,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,100.00

Previous Waupaca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alison Denney - 9th	Did not play
2025	Leona Inami - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/22-24/2026	South Florida Open	13	5th	1540	$500.00

Waupaca Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool C	Ella Connor / Jessica Smith (15)	Lost 13-21, 17-21
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool C	Amarie Bremel / Taylor Slover (22, Q11)	Won 21-14, 21-13
Thu, 7/9/2026	Lucky Loser	Mae Manthe / Margaux Manthe (23, Q12)	Won 21-19, 21-19
Thu, 7/9/2026	Winner 1	Megan Rice / Kendra VanZwieten (5)	Lost 17-21, 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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
13	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	2	3	$1,050.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,550.00
24	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	2	13	$1,050.00	Total	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	$1,550.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	4	4	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
5	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	$1,050.00	2026	AVP	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,550.00
23	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	2	12	$1,050.00	Total	Total	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$1,550.00

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	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	4-4	50.0%
2025-2026	4	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	6-8	42.9%	0-0	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Total	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4

Head to Head Results
Griffin/Grimes trail the series against the field 3-4 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 5 Rice/VanZwieten 0-2
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Winner 1	Rice/VanZwieten	5	Griffin/Grimes	10	21-17, 21-19
5/24/26	AVP	South Florida Open	Winner 2	Rice/VanZwieten	4	Griffin/Grimes	13	21-12, 21-19
Trail the series against # 15 Connor/Smith 0-1
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Pool C	Connor/Smith	15	Griffin/Grimes	10	21-13, 21-17
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q11 Bremel/Slover 1-0
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Pool C	Griffin/Grimes	10	Bremel/Slover	22, Q11	21-14, 21-13
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Manthe/Manthe 1-0
7/9/26	AVP	Waupaca Open	Lucky Loser	Griffin/Grimes	10	Manthe/Manthe	23, Q12	21-19, 21-19