Caitie Baird Season 2022

In the News

• 12/1/21: Into the Spotlight - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)

Career Accolades

• NCAA champion (2019)
• Three-time Pac-12 champion (2019, 2022, 2023)
• AVCA All-America second team (2021)
• VolleyballMag.com All-America second team (2021)
• VolleyballMag.com All-America fourth team (2022)
• VolleyballMag.com All-America honorable mention (2020)
• Three-time AVCA All-Pacific North Region (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Four-time All-Pac-12 Conference (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• All-Pac-12 Freshman Team (2020)
• Four-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021, Nov. 15, 2021, Oct. 21, 2022, Oct. 9, 2023)
• Two-time Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference (2022, 2023)
• CSC Academic All-America first team (2022)
• CSC Academic All-District (2022)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District second team (2021)
• Three-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)

As a Redshirt Senior (2023) • Pac-12 Champions

• AVCA All-Pacific North Region
• All-Pac-12 Conference
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 9)
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference

As a Redshirt Junior (2022) • Pac-12 Champions

• VolleyballMag.com All-America fourth team
• AVCA All-Pacific North Region
• All-Pac-12 Conference
• Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21)
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Conference
• CSC Academic All-America first team
• CSC Academic All-District
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 32 matches at outside hitter
• Averaged 3.32 kills, 1.97 digs, 0.24 aces and 3.91 points per set
  • Ranked 10th in the Pac-12 in points per set
• Recorded six double-doubles
• Career-best 18 digs in a win over No. 17 Washington (Sept. 30)
• Matched her career-high with 26 kills versus Oregon State (Nov. 23)
• Hit a career-best .545 (7-1-11) against Cal (Nov. 25)
• Became the 22nd player in program history to register 1,000 career kills
  • Did so versus No. 3 San Diego (Dec. 10)

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2021)

• AVCA All-America second team
• VolleyballMag.com All-America second team
• AVCA All-Pacific North Region
• All-Pac-12 Conference
• Two-time Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 18, Nov. 15)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District second team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 30 matches at outside hitter
• Led the team and ranked third in the Pac-12 with 4.24 kills per set and 4.83 points per set
• Second on the team with eight double-doubles
• Career-high 26 kills on a career-best .543 attack percentage versus No. 13 Washington (Nov. 11)
• Season-best 16 digs at No. 14 Oregon (Oct. 10)
  • Matched her career-high with seven blocks against the Ducks

As a Redshirt Freshman (2020-21)

• VolleyballMagazine.com All-America honorable mention
• All-Pac-12 Conference
• All-Pac-12 Freshman Team
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Played in 36 sets, averaging 3.89 kills, 2.64 digs and 4.46 points per set
  • Ranked third in the Pac-12 in kills and points per set
• Led the team with 140 kills, registering a team-high five double-doubles in nine matches played
• Twice recorded a season-high 25 kills at No. 8 Washington (March 26 & March 28)
• Registered a season-best 14 digs at Cal (Feb. 12) and at No. 8 Washington (March 28)
• Career-high seven blocks at No. 8 Washington (March 28)

As a Freshman (2019) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

• Redshirted her first season on The Farm

USA Volleyball

• Member of USA Junior National Team
• Competed at the NORCECA U20 Championships in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 2018

Prior to Stanford

• A 2019 graduate of Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis
• Captained her team for three seasons (2016-18)
• Team won two sectional championships (2015, 2016)
• Under Armour First Team All-American
• PrepVolleyball.com No. 2 Senior Ace
• Ranked No. 3 on the VolleyballMag.com Fab 50 list
• Four-time all-state, all-county and all-conference
• Four-time Offensive Player of the Year and two-time Defensive Player of the Year
• Holds her high school's records for kills (1,833) and digs (1,092)
• Secured academic all-state recognition
• Also lettered in basketball and track and field
  • Two-year captain of her basketball team, earning all-conference, all-county and academic all-state honors
  • A two-time state qualifier and the 2018 sectional champion in the high jump
• Played for Circle City Volleyball Club
  • Tied for fifth at USAV Nationals 18 Open in 2018
  • Placed third at USAV National in 15 Open in 2016, earning all-tournament honors
  • First team 18's All-American (2018)

Personal 

• Daughter of John and Martha Baird
  • Her father played baseball at Walsh University and her mother played basketball at Butler University
• Has two older siblings, Cassie and Dusty
  • Cassie played volleyball at the University of Denver and professionally overseas
  • Dusty was a pitcher on the baseball team at Belmont University 
• Full name is Caitlin Elizabeth Baird

Career Highs