Gracie Cagle

Photo by: Marley Barboeisel/University of Montana

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Montana

Photo by: Ryan Brennecke/ University of Montana

Class:
Junior
Position:
Setter
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Frisco, Texas
High School:
Reedy HS
Major:
Wildlife Biology

2025 (Junior): Second Team All-Big Sky… Pepsi Sycamores Invite MVP… Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/15)… CSC Academic All-District… Academic All-Big Sky… started all 28 matches, playing in every single set during the season… led the team with 1,048 assists… led the Big Sky Conference with 9.89 assists per set… led the Big Sky Conference in service aces with 0.43 per set… recorded double-digit assists in every match… had 83 total kills, 6^th most on the team… hit .286 on the year averaging 0.78 kills per set… 46 total service aces… recorded 286 digs, averaging 2.70 per set… ranked 3^rd on the team in digs… had 42 total blocks, 4^th most on the team… season high 53 assists vs. Montana State (10/11)… had 50+ assists in three matches… had 40+ assists in 13 matches… recorded 30+ assists in 20 matches… seven match streak with at least 40 assists from Oct. 4-30… 25+ assists in all but one Big Sky Conference match… recorded multiple kills in 24 of the 28 matches… had a season high 7 kills vs. Montana State (10/11) on .545 hitting… had 6 kills on .545 hitting at Sacramento State (10/16)… hit over .400 in 10 matches… had 13 double-doubles (assists/digs)… recorded six straight double-doubles during Big Sky play from Oct. 4-25 with Montana going 4-2 during the stretch… named Big Sky Co-Offensive Player of the Week and earned MVP honors at the Sycamores Invite after leading Montana to a 3-0 record… averaged 11.10 assists per set across Montana’s three wins while hitting .292… had 49 assists and 18 digs vs. Northern Arizona (10/4)… had a 53-assist, 11-dig double-double in the rivalry match against Montana State (10/11)… recorded a 51-assist, 11-dig double-double in a road win at Portland State (10/18)… had 44 assists and 13 digs vs. Idaho State (10/23)… recorded 45 assists and 12 digs in a four-set win over Weber State (10/25)… had a season high 6 service aces vs. Oakland… had multiple aces in 14 matches… recorded 5 aces vs. Eastern Washington (11/15)… recorded 4 aces at Northern Colorado (11/1)… served up 3 aces at Sacramento State (10/16)… had 3 aces at Idaho State (11/21)… also had 3 aces in matches vs. Butler (9/12) and at Gonzaga (9/18)… matched season high with 4 blocks on five different occasions… had 4 blocks in back-to-back matches at Montana State (11/7) and vs. Idaho (11/13)… had 11 matches with multiple blocks.

2024 (Sophomore): Academic All-Big Sky… appeared in 24 matches, starting seven of them… second on Montana with 251 assists… averaged 3.80 assists per set… had seven service aces… had 19 kills, averaging 0.29 per set… recorded 75 digs, averaging 1.14 per set… had one block… had double-digit assists in 13 total matches, including the final eight of the season… Griz were 5-8 when Cagle had at least 10 assists… had a season-high 26 assists against Idaho State (10/31)… also had 26 assists in a three-set win over Southern Miss (9/7)… had 22 assists and a season-high four kills against Montana State (10/25)… recorded 20 assists against Sacramento State (11/14)… had multiple kills in six matches, including four of the final six matches… had a season-high 9 digs against Southern Miss (9/7)… recorded seven digs against Sacramento State (11/14) and against Montana State (10/25)…had at least five digs in seven different matches.

2023 (Freshman): Did not appear in a match for Montana during the 2023 season.

Career Highs
Assists: 53, vs. Montana State (Oct. 11, 2025)
Kills: 7, vs. Montana State (Oct. 11, 2025)
Attacks: 13, vs. Northern Arizona (Oct. 30, 2025)
Aces: 6, vs. Oakland (Sept. 5, 2025)
Digs: 20, at Sacramento State (Oct. 16, 2025)
Blocks: 4, five times

High School: Gracie is a 2023 graduate of Reedy High School in Frisco, Texas… She was the Texas District 95-A Setter of the Year in 2022-2023 and the starting setter for the Reedy Varsity volleyball team in their run to the 2022-2023 Texas District 9-5A State Championship game. That was their second late playoff run appearance in as many years, finishing tied for 5th in 9-5A the previous year. Gracie was named to the AVCA Phenom Watch List, AVCA All-America Watch List and AVCA’s Best and Brightest in 2022. She was also a District 9-5A All Conference Honorable Mention selection in 2020 and 2021. Gracie played under head coach Katie Rudd at Reedy HS and played for Excel Volleyball Club under coaches Justin Waters and Shea Jenkins and at Frisco Flyers under coaches John Haroun and Bill Raitt. She was a three-time varsity letter winner and part of the 9-5A District Co-Championship team in 2020 and District Champions in 2021. They were also Bi-District champions three straight years from 2020-22, won the Regional semi-final in 2021. Gracie was named Academic All-District in 2020-2023.

Personal: Gracie was born in Plano, Texas to parents David and Kristin and has a twin brother, Will. She grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Reedy High School. Her dad played college volleyball at Ambassador University and her brother played club through middle and high school. She is studying business with plans to attend graduate school.