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Kate Johnson
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Position
5'9''
Height
Freshman
Class
Gainesville, Fla.
Hometown
Buchholz
High School
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2024
- Appeared in 32 matches, starting two, and played 117 sets
- Led the team in service aces (33) and service aces per set (0.28)
- Ranked fourth on the team in digs (222) and digs per set (1.90)
- Recorded a career-high five service aces against North Carolina (10/20)
- Tied her career-high 20 digs against Virginia Tech (11/06)
2023
- Appeared in 78 sets across 24 matches
- Recorded a career-high four service aces against ODU (Sept. 5) and at Columbia (Sept. 3)
- Tallied a career-best 20 digs in UVA’s five-set win over ODU (Sept. 5)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022
- All-ACC Academic Team
- Appeared in 25 matches, including two starts, and played in 80 sets
- Primarily contributed in a serve specialist role
- Finished third on the team in aces per set (0.19) and tied for fourth in total aces (15)
- Registered a season-high 11 digs at NC State (Nov. 23)
- Recorded a season-high four aces in UVA’s sweep over Virginia Tech (Nov. 11)
- Made her UVA debut against ETSU (Aug. 26)
- Joined the program in the summer
- ACC Honor Roll recipient
HIGH SCHOOL
- Two-year captain and four-year varsity starter at Buchholz HS
- Three-time All Region First Team selection (2019-21)
- Two-time district champion (2019-20)
- Two-time Team Defensive MVP (2019-20)
- Two-time Team Offensive MVP (2020-21)
- Two-time Overall Team MVP (2020-21)
- Three-time Bucholz HS Female Student-Athlete of the Year (2019-21)
- Three-time AP Scholar with Distinction (2020-22)
- National Honor Society member
- Finished in top 10th percentile of her class (2018-22)
- 2022 Classy Cat Award recipient for outstanding school involvement
- Also played soccer as a midfielder and was Team Offensive MVP in 2019
CLUB
- Played club for Gainesville Juniors
- Five-time AAU All-American (2016-20)
- Four-time AAU Premier Division national champion (2017-20)
- USA Volleyball USA Division runner up (2021)
- USA Volleyball All-Tournament selection (2021)
- USA Volleyball 12U national champion (2015)
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Erica and Rob Johnson
- Has one brother, Davis Johnson
- Also played soccer in high school
- Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences at UVA