Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Arkansas

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VOLLEYBALL

Clara Parker

Outside hitter
JONESBORO HS
JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

413

Kills

0.464

Kill Percentage

316

Digs

43

Blocks
“Clara was one we kept tabs on no matter where she was. She was a hitting threat from the back row and the front row. Even when we would key on her hitting, she was still very hard to stop.”
Reed Fogleman
Head Coach - Head coach of Paragould High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10 junior outside hitter led the Hurricane to a 32-3 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Parker slammed 413 kills at a kill percentage rate of .464 to go with 316 digs, 43 service aces and 43 blocks. Also the Arkansas Preps Player of the Year, Parker was the Class 5A state tournament MVP. She concluded her junior year with 1,018 kills and 865 digs in her prep volleyball career.

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Academic Achievement

Parker has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Arkansas beginning in the fall of 2020.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Jonesboro High student council, Parker has volunteered locally as part of neighborhood beautification projects and with the Jonesboro Hispanic Center. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through the Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro.