University of Tennessee Athletics
Kerr Earns U.S. Volleyball U23 National Team Invite
May 19, 2025 | Volleyball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee's All-American setter Caroline Kerr earned a spot on the 2025 U.S. Girls U23 National Team, USA Volleyball announced Monday.
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Being identified as some of the top athletes in the country for their age group, 18 athletes were selected for the team. Kerr will compete at training camp from July 18-25 at the National Training Center in Anaheim, Calif. If selected to the 12-member roster, she would represent the Red, White and Blue at the NORCECA Women's U23 Pan American Cup in Leon, Mexico.
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A rising redshirt junior, Kerr is two-time All-American after recording 2,314 assists between the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. She's averaging 11.02 assists per set for her career, and she's helped the Big Orange earn NCAA Tournament bids the last two years.
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Last season, the Champaign, Ill., native helped the Lady Vol offense average 13.22 kills per set while hitting .277, which ranked 16th nationally and fourth in the SEC. Kerr eclipsed 40 assists in a match 12 times and 50 assists four times, including a career-high 57 assists on two occasions. She garnered All-SEC Second Team status after tallying 1,069 assists to mark the eighth most for a single year during the UT 25-point rally-scoring era.
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Earlier this month, highly-touted incoming freshman Izzy Mogridge was named to the U19 National Team for the 2025 FIVB U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia. The Class 3A Player of the Year from Florida was one of 26 prep standouts from across the country to play in the 2025 Under Armour All-American Game in January.
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Former Lady Vol Nina Cajic earned a spot on the Serbian National Team roster for the Volleyball Nations League. After garnering All-America status for Tennessee in the fall, she helped lead the Indy Ignite to the PVF Championship match, tallying 214 kills, 146 digs and 14 aces in her rookie campaign. During the semifinals of the playoffs, she posted a career-high 21 kills, nine digs and four blocks to secure her team's spot in the finals.
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A member of the 2023 team, middle blocker Raeven Chase was invited to the Canadian National Team VNL training camp. However, she was not selected for the final roster. Chase played professionally this season in Switzerland, helping Viteos NUC win the Swiss League title.
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Being identified as some of the top athletes in the country for their age group, 18 athletes were selected for the team. Kerr will compete at training camp from July 18-25 at the National Training Center in Anaheim, Calif. If selected to the 12-member roster, she would represent the Red, White and Blue at the NORCECA Women's U23 Pan American Cup in Leon, Mexico.
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A rising redshirt junior, Kerr is two-time All-American after recording 2,314 assists between the 2023 and 2024 campaigns. She's averaging 11.02 assists per set for her career, and she's helped the Big Orange earn NCAA Tournament bids the last two years.
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Last season, the Champaign, Ill., native helped the Lady Vol offense average 13.22 kills per set while hitting .277, which ranked 16th nationally and fourth in the SEC. Kerr eclipsed 40 assists in a match 12 times and 50 assists four times, including a career-high 57 assists on two occasions. She garnered All-SEC Second Team status after tallying 1,069 assists to mark the eighth most for a single year during the UT 25-point rally-scoring era.
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Earlier this month, highly-touted incoming freshman Izzy Mogridge was named to the U19 National Team for the 2025 FIVB U19 World Championship in Osijek, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia. The Class 3A Player of the Year from Florida was one of 26 prep standouts from across the country to play in the 2025 Under Armour All-American Game in January.
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Former Lady Vol Nina Cajic earned a spot on the Serbian National Team roster for the Volleyball Nations League. After garnering All-America status for Tennessee in the fall, she helped lead the Indy Ignite to the PVF Championship match, tallying 214 kills, 146 digs and 14 aces in her rookie campaign. During the semifinals of the playoffs, she posted a career-high 21 kills, nine digs and four blocks to secure her team's spot in the finals.
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A member of the 2023 team, middle blocker Raeven Chase was invited to the Canadian National Team VNL training camp. However, she was not selected for the final roster. Chase played professionally this season in Switzerland, helping Viteos NUC win the Swiss League title.
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