2026 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Beech, Izzy

Jersey Number 10
Izzy Beech
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Gulf Breeze, Fla.
- High School:
- Gulf Breeze HS
- Major:
- B.S. Health Science
Bio
High School: Attended Gulf Breeze High School, playing both indoor and beach volleyball for the Dolphins . . . On the indoor side, played under head coach Jasmine King, who now works as a volunteer assistant at West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.) . . . Helped the Dolphins to a combined 53-5 overall record as an upperclassman in 2023 and 2024 . . . Won back-to-back Class 6A Region 1 titles, going unbeaten both years . . . As a junior, played in 56 sets, talling 37 kills on a .216 hitting percentage . . . Also had 37 total blocks (two solo), eight digs, three assists and nine service aces . . . Dolphins finished 23-3 before falling to Ponte Vedra in the regional final match . . . As a senior captain in the 2024 season, played in 79 matches, recording 66 kills on a .231 attack percentage, 35 service aces, 33 total blocks (six solo), 13 digs and 12 assists . . . Powered GBHS to the Class 6A Championship match against (2) Saint Thomas Aquinas before falling in five sets (25-23, 21-25, 25-17, 21-25, 16-14) . . . On the sand, won letters for the nationally-renowned Dolphin beach volleyball squad under coach Chelsea Kroll . . . In three years with the Dolphins, Beech helped the team to a 60-5 overall record with a perfect 19-0 record in district play . . . Gulf Breeze won the 1A-D1 title in 2023 and 2024 and the 2A-D1 title in 2025 . . . In her sophomore campaign, the program's first season, the Dolphins finished 17-2 after falling out of the FHSAA Quarterfinals . . . A perfect 22-0 junior campaign saw the Dolphins win the FHSAA State Championship against (7) Berkely Prep and earn a national championship for the their perfect record . . . Beech's senior year saw the Dolphins repeat on the state and national levels, winning the FHSAA state title 3-0 over (2) New Smyrna Beach and again earn the national championship title after a 21-3 record . . . Graduated Gulf Breeze High School with a 4.0 GPA, earning a spot in the Gulf Breeze Hall of Fame, Gulf Breeze Homecoming Court and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Go the Distance Award twice.
Personal: Born Izabella Beech to Kimberly Hultgren and Jon Micheal Beech on April 9, 2007 . . . Dad, Jon Micheal, runs a family pole and timber company . . . Mom, Kimberly, works in real estate . . .Brother, Kyler Hultgren, played collegiate baseball at the College of Central Florida (2021) and Gulf Coast State College (2020) before finishing his career as a two-year letterwinner at Georgia Southern (2022-23) . . . Majoring in health science at Southern Miss.
Personal: Born Izabella Beech to Kimberly Hultgren and Jon Micheal Beech on April 9, 2007 . . . Dad, Jon Micheal, runs a family pole and timber company . . . Mom, Kimberly, works in real estate . . .Brother, Kyler Hultgren, played collegiate baseball at the College of Central Florida (2021) and Gulf Coast State College (2020) before finishing his career as a two-year letterwinner at Georgia Southern (2022-23) . . . Majoring in health science at Southern Miss.
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