Mandy Gerolstein (married named Wilkinson) was a dominant force in PBC volleyball from 2004-08.  A three-time All-Conference selection, she was the 2007 Player of the Year and an Academic All-American.

A seven-time PBC Player of the Week selection, she was named the MVP of the 2006 PBC Tournament and helped the Pacers to back-to-back tournament championships and NCAA appearances.  She led the PBC in hitting percentage in 2007 at .404 and led in blocks in 2006 with 1.41 per set.  At the time of her induction, she is ninth on the PBC’s all-time kills list with 1,455 and fifth on the all-time blocks list with 484.

Wilkinson was equally impressive in the classroom.  She was named the USC Aiken Female Freshman Student-Athlete of the Year in 2004, the USCA Biology Student of the Year in 2008 and the 2007-08 Peach Belt Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.   She is one of only five PBC volleyball players to ever be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American.

Upon graduating from USC Aiken, she attended Johns Hopkins University where she received her master’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology.  Her jersey was retired by USC Aiken in 2008 and she was inducted into the USC Aiken Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.  She lives in North Carolina and is the mother of two girls.

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