Carter Booth

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Middle Blocker
Height:
6-7
High School:
Cherry Creek
Hometown:
Denver, Colo.
Major:
Criminology and Law

HONORS & AWARDS:
1.48 blocks per set (2022); ranks No. 6 all-time for Minnesota players, No. 1 all-time for freshmen
Ranked 10th nationally in blocks per set (2022)
All-Big Ten First Team (2022)
AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year (2022)
AVCA All-North Region (2022)
Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team -- Best Defender Award (Aug. 27, 2022)

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON:
AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year • AVCA All-North Region • First Team All-Big Ten • Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team selection and Best Defender Award winner • played in 29 matches, 96 sets in 2022 • led team with 1.48 blocks per set (5th in B1G, 10th in NCAA) • tallied six kills and a Minnesota freshman record 11 blocks in her first game against Baylor (8/26) • Added seven kills and two blocks in a win over TCU (8/27) • tallied five kills and five blocks • totaled five fills and five blocks at Texas (8/31) • totaled three kills and two blocks vs. Florida (9/4) • had three blocks in a win vs. Oregon (9/9) • tallied a kill and a block vs. Stanford (9/10) • had three kills and a block vs. Pepperdine (9/15) • went for a career-high 12 kills vs. WSU (9/17) • totaled four kills and seven blocks at Purdue (9/23) • had four kills and four blocks vs. Wisconsin (9/25) • went for nine kills and eight blocks vs. NU (9/28) • went for seven kills and nine blocks vs. Iowa (10/2) • totaled five kills and a team-best six blocks at Michigan (10/7) • had six kills and three blocks at Michigan State (10/9) • tallied eight kills with one block vs. Ohio State (10/12) • totaled seven kills with a block vs. Illinois (10/15) • posted eight kills, five blocks vs. MSU (10/26) • had eight kills and 10 blocks (1 solo) at Wisconsin (10/29) • had 11 kills, four blocks vs. Michigan (11/4) ) • tallied seven kills, six blocks at Illinois (11/6) • went for nine kills and three blocks vs. Maryland (11/11) and nine kills, four blocks vs. Indiana (11/13) • had four kills, three blocks at PSU (11/18) and eight kills, five blocks at Rutgers (11/20) • had 13 kills, seven blocks at Ohio State (11/25) • posted seven kills, eight blocks at Nebraska (11/26) • tallied 11 kills vs. SE Louisiana (12/2) • registered six kills, 11 blocks vs. UNI (12/3) • had five kills, seven blocks versus Ohio State (12/8).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
A 6-foot-7 middle blocker out of Denver, Colo. (Cherry Creek H.S./Colorado Juniors Volleyball Club), Carter Booth comes to Minnesota as a two-time Under Armour All-American selection and the No. 1 2022 recruit in Colorado, according to multiple recruiting outlets • 2021 Colorado Gatorade Player of the Year • An all-conference selection as a junior season, Booth also played club for Colorado Juniors Club Volleyball and was an alternate for the United States' FIVB Women's Under-20 World Championship team • In her career at Cherry Creek, Booth tallied 681 kills, 346 blocks (86 solo), 61 aces, 138 digs and a .390 attacking percentage • As a senior, she led the Bruins to a 26-2 record and the Class 5A state championship • Booth amassed 335 kills to go with 127 blocks, 70 digs and 35 service aces, while recording a .453 hitting percentage • A First Team Under Armour All-American, she was selected the Class 5A Player of the Year and was ranked as the nation’s No. 14 prospect in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com • Booth also won a gold medal with the 2019 Girls U18 National Team at the FIVB World Championships.

PERSONAL:
The daughter of Keisha and Calvin Booth, she has two brothers, Carey and Clark, and a sister, Camble • Her father, Calvin, played college basketball at Penn State and then in the NBA for 10 seasons • Booth has volunteered locally in Denver on behalf of Volunteers of America’s Adopt a Family program and UCHealth diaper drives • Carter hopes to major in criminology and law at Minnesota.

WHY MINNESOTA:
"Minnesota was the only school that felt truly right for me. The coaching staff, the campus, the location - all of it makes Minnesota feel like home."