Cowley volleyball team bolsters recruiting class with latest signing

The Cowley College volleyball team has signed Landry Cate of Hot Springs, Arkansas to begin her college career in the fall of 2021.

Cate, a 5-foot-11 middle hitter, prepped at Fountain Lake High School where she played four seasons of volleyball. She helped lead her team to conference titles her sophomore and senior seasons. Her junior season, she led her team to a 3A Arkansas State Volleyball runner-up finish and a conference runner-up finish.

In her senior year, Cate was named all-state, all-conference, and has been nominated for the Arkansas Volleyball All-Star game. In her junior season, she was named all-conference and to the all-state tournament team. She was also named the Village Voice newspaper Athlete of the Week during her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. In her high school volleyball career, she recorded 693 kills, 96 aces, 101 blocks, and 256 digs. Cate also participated in club volleyball for the 501, Little Rock Juniors, and Saline County Chaos volleyball clubs where she continued her training beyond her high school seasons and for college volleyball preparation. 

Off the volleyball court, Cate also participated in basketball and track at Fountain Lake High School. She was a basketball post player and shooting guard, as well as, a shotput and discus thrower for the track team. Also, at Fountain Lake High School, Cate was named to the Beta Club, was an Altrusa recipient, received the Lauren English Britton Leadership award, named FLCHS Student of the Month, member of the FFA Agronomy Team, member of AHA sweethearts, and logged 128 volunteer hours at NPMC and 55 hours at LifeNet. 

Cowley head volleyball coach Steven Gream states, "Landry is a great addition to our program. She has athleticism and timing that allows her to play strong at the net with her attacking and blocking abilities. In recruiting her, we were impressed with her court awareness, court vision, ability to play both middle and outside positions, and her ability to play strong at the net on both offense and defense. We were looking for a hitter who is able to do multiple things, run a variety of sets, and will give us another weapon on both offense and defense. She will adjust well to our fast-paced offense and run a variety of sets that our offensive system requires for a front row hitter. We are very excited to have her as a part of the Cowley volleyball program."

Cate is the daughter of Jason and Gina Cate of Hot Springs, Arkansas.