Kate Prior
Middle Blocker Opposite Hitter 1
Ht
6'
4"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Henderson , 
Nevada
Last School
Nevada State High School
Roster Years
2022-2023


Personal

  • Parents are Swen and Kristi
  • Middle child of three kids
  • Also recruited by UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, Florida, Penn State, Texas, UNLV, Utah and Washington
  • Was a competitive dancer for seven years
  • Has a pet turtle named Sheldon
  • Majoring in Exercise Science

Before BYU

  • Class of 2022 Under Armour All-American (2021)
  • Placed No. 3 at Open Division NIT (2021)
  • Arizona Regional Champion (2021)
  • First Team All-Conference (2019, 2021)
  • Soph79 (2020)
  • Club Pre-Season All-America (2019)
  • 3A State Champ at Boulder City High School (2019)
  • Second Team All-Conference (2018)
  • Placed No. 1 at National Division GJNC (2018)
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2022

  • All-WCC Honorable Mention
  • All-WCC Freshman Team
  • Recorded 67 kills, 30 total blocks and seven digs in 54 sets
  • Put down a career-high 12 kills at San Francisco (11/3/22)
  • Sent back a career-high six total blocks against James Madison in the NCAA Tournament (12/2/22)
  • Played in 22 of the Cougars’ 29 matches
Sophmore Year 2023

Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



  • Kate Prior and Kelsey Knudsen — 2022 All-WCC Honorable Mention

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  • Kate Prior — 2022 WCC All-Freshman Team

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  • Kate Prior lands a kill against James Madison

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  • No. 7 seed BYU women's volleyball vs. No. 2 seed Pitt — 2022 NCAA Tournament Second Round

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  • Erin Livingston, Elyse Stowell, Sophia Callahan, Whitney Llarenas, Whitney Bower, Aria McComber, Kate Prior and Eden Bower to compete at 2023 USA Volleyball Women's National Team Open tryouts

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  • Kate Prior and Erin Livingston named to U.S. Women's College National Team

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