Rachel Hartmann
- height 5-9
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Slidell, La.
- High school Pope John Paul II Catholic
- Previous School Southeastern Louisiana
- Major Psychology
- height 5-9
- class Fifth Year
- Hometown Slidell, La.
- High school Pope John Paul II Catholic
- Previous School Southeastern Louisiana
- Major Psychology
Rachel Hartmann Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- Big 12 Pair of the Week with Brooke Balue (2026)
- AVCA Top Flight Award – 2022, 2023, 2024 (Beach VB)
- 2023 Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year (Indoor VB)
- 2023 All-Southland Conference First team (Indoor VB)
- 2023 AVCA South Region Honorable Mention Team (Indoor VB)
- 2024 All-Southland Conference Second team (Beach VB)
- 2025 CCSA All-Tournament Team
- 2026 SEC Spring Honor Roll
- 2026 Big 12 Spring All-Academic Team
2026 (FIFTH YEAR)
- Appeared in every match this season, posting a 22-10 record.
- Went 12-7 from the No. 1 spot and 9-3 from No. 2.
- Earned Big 12 of the Week with Brooke Balue in the final week of the regular season.
- The duo has earned the clinching point for the Gamecocks seven times.
- Secured a 4-0 weekend three times and went on a seven-match win streak ahead of the Big 12 Tournament.
2025 (SENIOR)
- Missed time due to injury but came on as the season developed, ultimately finishing with a 14-6 overall record.
- Started on court four but worked her way into a main role on court two, where she compiled 10 of her 14 wins.
- One of four members of the team with five or more wins over ranked opponents, highlighted by a win over #11 LSU’s number two pairing at the conference tournament, earning her all-tournament team honors.
- Won eight straight matches, stretching from April 11 to April 25, all coming on court two with teammate Riley Whitesides.
BEFORE SOUTH CAROLINA (WILLIAM CAREY)
- Spent the first three years of her collegiate career at William Carey University in Mississippi, playing indoor and beach volleyball.
- Was a two-time first-team all-conference honoree at William Carey for indoor.
- With William Carey’s beach team, she earned AVCA Top Flight honors twice.
- Moved to Southeastern Louisiana for the 2023-24 school year, again competing with the indoor and beach programs.
- With the Lions, she was named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and first team all-conference. Helped the indoor team win the conference tournament title and made the 2023 NCAA tournament.
- On the beach with SLU, she went 20-5 in the No. 1 position, setting the program’s single-season record for most wins. Ironically, one of her wins came against South Carolina’s pairing of Riley Whitesides and Hannah Mackenhausen, on March 16, 2024.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Surpassed 1500 kills and 1000 digs in her high school career at Pope John Paul II high school, helping the Jaguars win three state championships.
- 2021 Gatorade Player of the Year nominee.
- Played club volleyball at Wattle Daub Nation, which won AAU tournament open championships in 2017 and 2018.
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Mark and Kelli
- Has four sisters; Heather, Elizabeth, Allison and Lauren
- Her older sister, Allison, played indoor volleyball for Loyola (La.).
