Gatorade 2016 - 2017: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Georgia

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VOLLEYBALL

Gabby Curry

Outside hitter/libero
BUFORD HS
BUFORD, GEORGIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

Digs

405

Kills

254

Aces

72
“Curry's greatest strengths are her mind and her leadership. She has such a will to win, and a will to drag her team on her back to a victory. She makes every ball contact like it's the most important of the season.”
John Frederick
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior outside hitter and libero led the Wolves to a 41-4 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. The state's returning Gatorade Player of the Year, Curry recorded 405 digs, 254 kills and 72 service aces. A 2016-17 Under Armour First Team All-American, she was also a First Team All-State selection and was named Class 5A Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Curry has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball on scholarship at the University of Kentucky this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society as well as her school's Beta Club and peer leadership team, Curry has volunteered locally on behalf of Kids & Pros athletic camps. "Curry's greatest strengths are her mind and her leadership," said John Frederick, head coach at St. Pius X Catholic High. "She has such a will to win, and a will to drag her team on her back to a victory. She makes every ball contact like it's the most important of the season."