SMU Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
Preseason All-ACC Team (2025)
AVCA All-Southwest Region First Team (2023)
All-Big 12 Second Team (2023)
CSC Academic All-District (2023)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2023)
Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the Year (2022)
AVCA All-Southwest Region Honorable Mention (2022)
All-Big 12 First Team (2022)
All-Big 12 Freshman Team (2022)
Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Aug 30, Sept 13, Oct 25, Nov 8, Nov 29, 2023) 
Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year (2022)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2022) 

National Team (Team USA)
• Starting Setter for team USA at 2025 Pan American Cup
• 2021 U.S. Women’s U21 National Team
• 2021 FIVB U20 World Championship (Fifth)

2024 (Junior at Texas) 
• Played in 93 sets and 25 matches in her lone season with the Longhorns
• Totaled 787 assists, averaging 8.46 assists per set
• Logged a season-high 58 assists and 15 digs vs. Ole Miss 
• Weapon behind the service line with 0.22 aces per set, totaling 20 service aces
• Had seven matches with 40+ assists
 
2023 (Sophomore at Baylor)  
• Named All-Big 12 Second Team, AVCA Southwest All-Region, and Earned CSC Academic All-District
• Named as an alternate for USA Volleyball’s Collegiate National Team in June of 2023 
• Starting setter, playing in all 114 sets and 30 matches
• Had seven matches where she led the team in digs
• Dished out a career-high 60 assists at SMU (9/6) and posted a career-high 16 digs against Kansas State (10/5)
• Her six aces against TTU tie for fourth in the Baylor record books for service aces in a three-set match
• Had four-consecutive matches recording a double-double starting with Texas Tech and finishing at No. 17 Kansas (11/4-11/15)
• Had 10 overall matches with a double-double to lead the team
• Finished the season with 1,188 assists at a clip of 10.42 assists per set
• During the regular season, she finished first in the conference for assists with 1,129 but third in avg/set at 10.45
• Ended her career at Baylor fifth for career assists in the rally-scoring era at Baylor with 2,446
 
2022 (Freshman at Baylor) 
• Named Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year
• Starting setter in all 32 matches, playing in all 117 sets
• Recorded eight double-doubles throughout the season
• Set her season-high 54 assists twice, first at Kansas State (10/22) and again against Rice (12/02) in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament
• Put up a season-high eight digs two times, first against No. 1 Wisconsin (08/27) in the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge and at TCU (Nov 12)
• Had 31 matches with double-digit assists, eight matches with double-digit digs
• AVCA Southwest Region Freshman of the Year and AVCA All-Southwest Region Honorable Mention   
• Finished the season with 1,188 assists at a clip of 10.42 assists per set
• During the regular season, she finished first in the conference for assists with 1,129 but third in avg/set at 10.45
 
High School/Club 
• No. 4 by PrepVolleyball.com and the top setter of the 2022 class 
• State runners-up in 2018, then won three straight state championships in 2019, 2020, and 2021 
• Amassed 4,416 career assists at nine assists per set with 1,121 digs, 479 kills, and 206 aces in her career 
• Invited to the 2022 Under Armour All-American Match 
• Four-time All-American  
• Part of the USA Volleyball U20 National Training Team, where they placed fifth in the U20 Women's World Championship 
• Named Gatorade National Player of the Year as well as Gatorade Texas Player of the Year 
 
Personal
• Daughter of Brian and Mandi Carlson
• Older sister to Kalin