Callie Brown
- position MB/RS
- height 6-1
- class Senior
- Hometown Summerfield, N.C.
- Major Broadcast Journalism
- High school Rockingham County
- position MB/RS
- height 6-1
- class Senior
- Hometown Summerfield, N.C.
- Major Broadcast Journalism
- High school Rockingham County
Callie Brown Bio
AWARDS/HONORS
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2016, 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 (SENIOR)
- Played in five sets over five matches.
2017 (JUNIOR)
- Played in five matches, totaling three kills and three blocks over six sets played.
2016 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in four preseason matches, totaling four kills
2015 (FRESHMAN)
- Grew into an important role as a situational blocker for the team, providing extra defense at the net in key moments
- Played in 14 matches
- Saw first action as a Gamecock vs. NC Central (8/29) and recorded three kills
- Played a pair of sets against Pittsburgh (9/11)
- Had a kill off the bench in a win over Wofford (9/19)
- Made two attacks against Kentucky (9/25)
- Assisted on a block against Auburn, the first of her college career (10/9)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
- Lettered four years at Rockingham County for coach Buford Fox
- Named Team MVP, All-Conference and All-Area
- Helped lead Rockingham County to a berth in the 2014 North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 3A state tournament, the program’s first appearance in seven years
- Played for Triangle Volleyball Club for coach Robin Bugg
- Led club team to a first-place finish at the Monument City Classic, two top-five finishes in the Mid Atlantic Power League, ninth-place showings at the Mideast and Northeast Qualifiers and a ninth-place finish at the AAU National Championships
- Selected for USA Volleyball Girls Youth A2 invitational program in Colorado Springs, Co. in 2013
- Member of the 2014 USA Volleyball Women’s Junior A1 National Training Team and helped lead team to a fifth-place finish at the High Performance Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
- Member of the Carolina Region High Performance Team in 2012 and 2013, placing ninth and third, respectively, at the High Performance Championships
- Member of the National Honors Society, four-time Academic Achievement honoree and Scholar Athlete
PERSONAL
- Callista Rainey Brown is the daughter of Anthony and Kimberly Brown
- Has one sister, Gabrielle
- Cousin, Darby Kern, played women’s hockey at Penn State
- Uncle, Brad Brown, played basketball at Pfeiffer University
- Majoring in Broadcast Journalism
- Chose South Carolina because of the coaching staff, academic excellence and the beauty of campus.
