Jackson Academy’s volleyball team and fans enjoyed a spectacular season, culminating in the MAIS Overall Volleyball Championship last semester, which marked the eighth state title since volleyball began at JA in the 2011-12 school year. At the JA volleyball banquet, varsity and junior varsity awards were presented. Throughout the season and recently, external organizations have recognized individual team members and JA’s head coach Melissa Denson, bringing attention to JA’s overall volleyball program success. Read more about volleyball here.
Junior Varsity Banquet Awards
JV Offensive Award
Sarah Breyden Moulder
- 56 Aces
- 77 Kills
- 5 Blocks
JV Defensive Award
Brooke Dennis
- 120 Digs
- 3.43 digs/set
JV Most Improved
Katherine Gault
JV Raider Award
Kendall Miller
Varsity Banquet Awards
Varsity Kill Leader
Lakin Laurendine
- 623 Kills
Varsity Assist Leader
Mary Grace Foster
- 747 Assists
Varsity Dig Leader
Kaylee Lowther
- 593 Digs
Varsity Block Leader
Mary Grace Foster
- 85 Total Blocks
Varsity Ace Leader
Lakin Laurendine
- 97 Aces
Raider Award
Mary Grace Foster
Lady Raider Academic Award
Mallory Brooks
Varsity Hustle Award
Kaylee Lowther
- 593 digs/4.7 digs per set
- 2.34 passing average
- 93 assists
Varsity Most Improved
Ava Ladner
- 364 kills
- 31 blocks
- 374 digs
- 77 aces
- 2.05 passing average
Varsity Most Valuable Player
Lakin Laurendine
- 623 kills/.468 hitting %
- 526 digs
- 97 aces
- 35 blocks
- 2.34 passing average
Season and Recent Rankings and Honors
Harper Griffin
- Class of 2024 FallStars-Prepvolleyball.com
Sophie Sosa
- Class of 2025 FallStars-Prepvolleyball.com
Lakin Laurendine
- Prepvolleyball.com 1st Team All-American
- Volleyballmag.com Best Player in the State
- AVCA 1st Team All-American
- Volleyballmag.com 3rd Team All-American
- Maxpreps 1st Team All-American
- Maxpreps Best Player in MS
- All Time Kills Leader for MS
Ava Ladner
- Prepvolleyball.com Honorable Mention All-American
- AVCA Honorable Mention All-American
- AVCA Best and Brightest
Mary Grace Foster
- Prepvolleyball.com Special Mention All-American
- AVCA 3rd Team All-American
- AVCA Best and Brightest
All-MAIS
- Sophie Sosa
- Kaylee Lowther
- Ava Ladner
- Mary Grace Foster
- Lakin Laurendine (Player of the Year)
MAIS All-Stars
- Mary Grace Foster
- Ava Ladner
- Lakin Laurendine
- Hannah Towery
Melissa Denson
- MAIS Coach of the Year
- AVCA Region Coach of the Year
Congratulations, Lady Raiders and coaches!
