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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Volleyball - Mississippi

Gatorade Player of the year

Carson Caraway

Outside hitter
JACKSON ACADEMY
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

625

Kills

343

Digs

84

Aces

54

Blocks
“Carson was a threat the entire game. Her back-row attack is just as deadly if not more than her front-row attack. She’s able to run so many things from the front row that you really have to be disciplined defensively.”
Kelsa Walker
Head Coach - Brandon High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2 junior outside hitter amassed 625 kills and 343 digs this past season, leading the Raiders (32-9-1) to the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools Division I tournament championship match. Caraway also recorded 84 service aces and 54 blocks while posting a .594 kill percentage and a .474 hitting percentage. An American Volleyball Coaches Association Third Team All-American selection, she was also the 2025 PrepDig.com Mississippi Breakout Player of the Year. She concluded her junior year with 1,836 kills and 1,056 digs in her prep volleyball career.

Academic Achievement

Caraway has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to receive athletic aid to play volleyball at Loyola Marymount University in California beginning in the fall of 2027.

Exemplary Character

Winner of the 2025 Jackson Academy Art Appreciation Award, Caraway is a member of her school’s National Honor Society and French Honor Society. She has volunteered locally with the Jackson Academy Interact Club and as a middle school tutor. She has also donated her time at school for children with disabilities and as a youth volleyball coach.