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2025-26 Women's Volleyball Roster
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Russ, Caylan

Jersey Number 11
Caylan Russ
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Winter Garden, Fla.
- High School:
- Windermere
Bio
Sophomore (2025):
Against UIC, logged four digs and one assist and against UNF, logged two digs and one assist over the course of the UNF Invitational...
Freshman (2024):
Played in six sets and recorded three digs for FSU...Appeared in one set for the Seminoles against USF in the Seminole Invitational... appeared in one set against UNF in the Auburn Invitational... appeared in one set against FAU in the Seminole Classic, producing one dig... appeared in one set against Virginia Tech, notched one dig... appeared in one set against Duke... appeared in one set against Wake Forest, added one dig...
Before Florida State
Russ was a four-year letterwinner at Windermere High School and was ranked the No. 4 libero by Prep Dig in the state of Florida coming out of high school. Russ was a captain for her Windermere squad in 2023. During her senior season, she recorded 468 digs in 81 sets while serving 48 aces with just 23 service errors on the season. Prior to her senior year, she was invited to the Under Armor National Prospect Camp and also earned Honorable Mention honors from Prepvolleyball.com. In 2021, Russ helped Windermere to a terrific season where they finished the year as district champions, regional champions and state runners-up. Russ plans on majoring in biological science at Florida State. Caylan is the daughter of Chris and Sasha Russ and she has three siblings - Taliyah, Jaydyn and Kendall. Her dad, Chris, played football at South Carolina State. Her cousin is former Florida State wide receiver Kenny Shaw who was a member of the 2013 National Championship team.
From Coach Poole: "Caylan will add to our libero position for passing and defense. She is very athletic and has played for one of the top club programs in the country."
Against UIC, logged four digs and one assist and against UNF, logged two digs and one assist over the course of the UNF Invitational...
Freshman (2024):
Played in six sets and recorded three digs for FSU...Appeared in one set for the Seminoles against USF in the Seminole Invitational... appeared in one set against UNF in the Auburn Invitational... appeared in one set against FAU in the Seminole Classic, producing one dig... appeared in one set against Virginia Tech, notched one dig... appeared in one set against Duke... appeared in one set against Wake Forest, added one dig...
Before Florida State
Russ was a four-year letterwinner at Windermere High School and was ranked the No. 4 libero by Prep Dig in the state of Florida coming out of high school. Russ was a captain for her Windermere squad in 2023. During her senior season, she recorded 468 digs in 81 sets while serving 48 aces with just 23 service errors on the season. Prior to her senior year, she was invited to the Under Armor National Prospect Camp and also earned Honorable Mention honors from Prepvolleyball.com. In 2021, Russ helped Windermere to a terrific season where they finished the year as district champions, regional champions and state runners-up. Russ plans on majoring in biological science at Florida State. Caylan is the daughter of Chris and Sasha Russ and she has three siblings - Taliyah, Jaydyn and Kendall. Her dad, Chris, played football at South Carolina State. Her cousin is former Florida State wide receiver Kenny Shaw who was a member of the 2013 National Championship team.
From Coach Poole: "Caylan will add to our libero position for passing and defense. She is very athletic and has played for one of the top club programs in the country."
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