Celeste Darling

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Celeste Darling Swing vs. Texas State 11.18.22

Celeste Darling Swing at App State 11.11.22

Position:
Opposite Hitter
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
McKinney, Texas
High School:
McKinney Boyd HS
Prev School:
Houston

Michigan State Spartan Invitational All-Tournament Team (2022)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2022)
Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic Tournament MVP (2019)
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019)
Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List (2019)

2022 (Junior)
Emerged as Louisiana's top producer from the right side hitter slot, generating 116 kills (of regular season total of 172) in Sun Belt Conference play ... posted a .253 hitting percentage in SBC action on 300-plus swings ... over the final five series in SBC play, totaled at least 15 kills over the course of the weekend ... for the season, contributed 240.5 points on the strength of 207 kills and a career-best 64 blocks.

At Houston
Helped lead Houston to the American Athletic Conference West Division title in the 2020-21 season and a 20-win season the following fall campaign ... competed in 16 matches and played in 56 sets during the Cougars' division title run of '20-21, finishing the season third on the team with 2.05 kills per set ... in the 2021 season, finished with the third-most matches started (13) amongst the Cougars roster ... posted four different four-block matches and one double-digit kill night at Cincinnati (Oct. 22).

Previously at Louisiana
Made an appearance in 28 of Louisiana's 30 matches during her freshman season in 2019 and delivered a 200-kills season. ... rookie campaign was highlighted by being awarded the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic Tournament MVP, Sun Belt Freshman of the Week (Sept. 9, 2019) and a career-high 20 kills vs. App State (Oct. 4, 2019) ... scored at least five kills in 18 matches - including seven of her last eight appearances - reaching double digits in kills six times ... surpassed the .200 hitting percentage mark in each of the six double-digit kill efforts, highlighted by a .300 or higher clip in the three Sun Belt double-digit efforts ... kills per set average was at or above 2.0 per set throughout the entire season.

High School
Competed on varsity all four years at McKinney Boyd High School ... landed 412 kills on a .286 hitting percentage in her final season with the Broncos … senior campaign stat line also included 68 blocks and 83 digs … recorded 207 kills (1.3 per set) on a .176 hitting percentage, 107 blocks (0.7 per set) and 104 digs (0.6 per set) combined over her first three varsity seasons … was a 2016 and 2017 honorable mention all-district selection and three-time academic all-district award recipient … along with fellow Ragin’ Cajun classmate Kara Barnes, led Dallas Skyline Juniors Volleyball to a Top 10 finish at the 2019 Junior Nationals ... selected to the 2015 USA Volleyball A2, having guided her team to a regional finals appearance.

Personal
Born May 11, 2001 in Plano, Texas … daughter of JD and stepdaughter of Suzanne Darling ... has one older brother, Cameron, who competed collegiately in football at ULM ... majoring in kinesiology with aspirations to become a physical therapist … has volunteered at Hugs Café in downtown McKinney … enjoys going to the cinema and watching movies.