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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Kansas

Gatorade Player of the year

Caroline Bien

Right-side hitter/Outside hitter
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS HS
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

242

Kills

257

Digs

24

Blocks

29

Service Aces
“Caroline is the consummate all-around player. She is good at everything and plays with such a poise that it seriously looks effortless. She can do everything.”
Nancy Dorsey
Head Coach - head coach of St. James Academy

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot senior outside and right-side hitter led the Saints to a 29-2 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Bien compiled 242 kills with a .428 kill percentage and a .319 hitting percentage, along with 257 digs, 73 assists, 29 service aces and 24 blocks. A 2020 American Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-American, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 14 recruit in the Class of 2021 by PrepVolleyball.com. She concluded her prep volleyball career with 1,298 digs and 1,123 kills.

Academic Achievement

Bien has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Kansas this fall.

Exemplary Character

A school ambassador, Bien has volunteered locally as a peer mentor and a math tutor. She also donated her time as a nanny and tutor to the children of an essential worker during the pandemic.