@fullname - Devlin Student-Athlete Formation & Success

Cat Balido jumps for an attack at Colgate

Photo by: Justin Wolford

Cat Balido and Jane DeJarld hug after winning their final regular season match against NC State

Cat Balido makes a kill over a Wake Forest blocker

Photo by: Talia DeLuca

Cat Balido

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-0
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Bishop Lynch HS

AS A SENIOR (2019)
Voted a team captain ... saw action in 126 sets through all 32 matches, earning the start in 23 ... ranked second on the team in kills, totaling 313 and averaging 2.48 per set ... posted a season-best attack percentage with an error-free .600 on 12 kills and 20 attempts against Virginia Tech (11/8) ... season-best 19 kills against UAlbany (9/21) ... kept up 10 digs against Notre Dame (11/3) ... season-best two aces at Miami (10/20) ... capped her career with 989 total kills to place her at 10th in program history.

AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Saw action in 107 sets, appearing in every match of the season ... started in 17 matches ... notched 255 kills, second-best on the team ... recorded 10 service aces, 140 digs and 44 blocks ... season-high 16 kills vs. Wake Forest ... match-high 12 digs in season-opening win over Hartford ... named to the ACC Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Played in 30 matches, appearing in a total of 106 sets, making 24 starts on the season … recorded 286 kills, the second most of any Eagle, or 2.70 per set … registered 23 service aces, 34 total blocks and 185 digs … produced five double-doubles … hit .324 versus North Texas (9/2) off of 16 kills … notched season-high 20 kills against Delaware (9/9), the highest single-match kill count of any Eagle during the 2017 campaign … four service aces against Georgia Tech (10/6) tied for the highest in an individual game

AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Saw action in 27 matches, playing in a total of 76 sets … finished the season with 135 kills and a kill/set ratio of 1.78 … also notched a total of 24.0 blocks … received the Athletic Director Award for Academic Achievement

BEFORE BC
Four-time State Champion as a four-year varsity starter at Bishop Lynch HS for Coach Tricia Roos … played middle for two years before making transition to right side … led the team in kills in both her junior and senior seasons … named to the First-Team All Texas team her senior year … named to the Under Armour All-American Watch List in 2015 … six year member of the Dallas Skyline Juniors club team, of which she won the 2014 AAU National Championship in the Open Division … named to the 2015 Dallas Morning News All-Area Team and received Lonestarvolleyball.com honorable mention accolades … earned PrepVolleyball.com All-American Team Special Mention accolades following the 2015 season

PERSONAL
Catherine “Cat” Balido … is the daughter of Jennifer and Carlos Balido … has an older sister Elizabeth … enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences studying biology … plans to attend medical school with hopes of becoming a pediatric surgeon. ... recipient of the Hanna Family Athletics Scholarship.

SINGLE-MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 20 vs. Delaware, 9/9/17
Assists: 2, three times – last at NC State, 11/5/17
Digs: 13, twice -- last at Harvard, 9/13/18
Service Aces: 4 vs. Georgia Tech, 10/6/17
Block Solos: 3 vs. Clemson, 9/21/18
Block Assists: 4, last vs. Central Connecticut, 9/6/19
Total Blocks: 5 vs. Jacksonville State, 8/31/18
Career Double-Doubles: 8