Georgia State University Athletics

ATHLETIC HONORS:
2025 AVCA Top Flight Honors (4^th flight) 
2025 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team 
2025 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Team
Sun Belt Conference Pair of the Week (April 2, 2025)

ACADEMIC HONORS:
President's List- Spring 2025
President's List - Fall 2024
2023-24 SBC Commissioner’s List
President's List- Spring 2024
President's List- Fall 2023
Dean’s Honor List at UBC Fall and Spring 2022
District Authority Scholarship
BC Achievement Scholarship

2025: Participated in all of GSU's duals…Recorded a 25-13 performance competing in flights 3, 4, and 5…Registered the second most individual wins on the team…Partnered with Danica Singleton, Courtney Smith, Kate Phelan, and Aliisa Vuorinen…Found success with Singleton earning 24 wins as a pair… Tied for most wins by a pair on the team alongside Singleton… Defeated four ranked opponents in No. 7 Florida State, No. 16 Florida Atlantic, No. 14 Washington, and No. 14 Stetson…Named Sun Belt Conference Pair of the Week after going undefeated at the Sun Belt Mid-Season Tournament…Registered an 11-1 record in Sun Belt action during the season…Named Second Team All-Sun Belt…Named an AVCA Top Flight Awardee for performance in fourth flight…Helped the Sandy Panthers to a third consecutive Sun Belt Conference Title…Helped GSU to a fourth consecutive NCAA Championship berth in a season that saw the team ranked top-20 or better nationally each week
 
2024: Jefferson finished the 2024 spring season with a 9-7 record with appearances at the fourth, and fifth flights... Michaela was most often paired with Aliisa Vuorinen the pairing went 8-6 and finished 3-0 in Sun Belt Play… Michaela downed four ranked opponents throughout the season, including #7 Long Beach State and #13 Hawaii…Helped the Sandy Panthers to a second consecutive Sun Belt Conference Championship Title… Helped GSU to a third consecutive NCAA Championship berth in a season that saw the team ranked top-16 or better nationally for every week…

HIGH SCHOOL: Joined the Sandy Panthers' roster for fall 2023… From Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Attended the University of British Columbia for her first year of university before transferring to Georgia State University…Played for SideOut Beach Volleyball Club, U21 Team BC, and The BeachCo… 3x BC Provincial Champion.
 
PERSONAL: Born October 1st, 2004 in Vancouver, BC... Majoring in Marketing, Daughter of Michelle and Fraser Jefferson… Has one sister, Maia Jefferson.