Gracie Johnson

Position:
Outside Hitter
Height:
6-0
Weight:
0
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
Cox

Honors: First Team All-ACC (2022) ... AVCA All-East Coast Region (2022) ... All-America honorable mention (Volleyball Mag) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2021, 2022) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) ... 2022 ACC Educational Experience on Social Justice

2023: A captain for the fall campaign ... Enrolled in Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

2022: Duke's engine the entire fall season with impressive numbers as a six-rotation athlete … A first team All-ACC selection … AVCA All-East Coast Region honoree … All-America honorable mention by Volleyball Mag … Saw her best offensive output since her arrival in Durham with 462 kills and a .203 hitting percentage … Knocked in 53 aces, 217 digs and 43 blocks, proving she's more than just an offensive threat … Finished the season ranked in the top-50 of eight national categories and in the top-five of eight statistical categories in the ACC … Led the conference in total aces (53) and was second in total kills (462) and total points (538.0) … Tallied 10 or more kills 23 times this season, including a career-high 29 against Wake Forest (11/16) … Racked up 20 or more kills 13 times and finished the year with 20 or more in six of the final seven matches … With one of the toughest serves in the nation, she had at least one ace in 20 matches, including a career-high seven against East Carolina (9/3) … Led the team in kills in 24 of the 27 matches she's played … Became the 28th Blue Devil to reach the 1,000-kill plateau in Duke's five-set victory at Notre Dame (10/30) … Was one of Duke’s representatives at the ACC Unity Trip to Selma, Alabama in the summer of 2022 as an educational experience on social justice … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2021: Saw action in all 29 matches as a junior six-rotation player … Finished second on the team with 239 kills and a 2.37 kills/set average … Led the team and the ACC with 46 service aces … Was second on the team behind the libero with 254 digs as an important defensive player … Tallied 35 total blocks at the net to rank fourth on the squad … Accumulated 303.0 total points to rank second on the team … Knocked down 23 kills against North Carolina (11/26/21) for a career-high … Picked up a career-high four aces twice (College of Charleston and Wake Forest) … Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll for her efforts in the classroom … Was one of Duke’s representatives at the 2022 ACC Educational Experience on Social Justice in Selma and Montgomery, Ala., in July … The initiative, conducted in collaboration with the Big Ten and Pac-12, is part of the ACC's commitment to supporting student-athletes through meaningful educational opportunities, including the area of social justice. The trip is part of the league's social-justice platform, ACC UNITE.

2020-21: Saw action in all of Duke’s 22 contests as a outside hitter … Ranked second on the team with 223 kills … Tied for second on the team with 11 aces … Added 44 blocks at the net … Picked up two double-doubles … Reached 10+ kills 14 times throughout the season, including a season-high 16 against Pittsburgh (March 21).

2019: Saw action in 29 contests as a freshman … Ranked third on the team in kills with 209 … Tallied 2.20 kill/set average and 11 service aces … Picked up 208 total digs and 48 blocks at the net … Recorded a season-high 16 kills in Duke’s five-set victory over NC State … Also added 19 digs versus the Wolfpack for her fourth double-double of the season … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Graduated high school one year early and studied in Rome, Italy this past fall … A first team all-state pick and earned All-Tidewater Player of the Year honors at Cox High School from The Virginian-Pilot as a junior … As a senior, led the Falcons to a 24-7 record and a berth in the state championship wher she totaled 27 kills in a five-set defeat.