Current Title: Volleyball Graduate Assistant (2025)
Arkansas volleyball will bolster its bench with two familiar faces this season as Hannah Hogue and Courtney Jackson have been brought on to Jason Watson’s staff.
“Hannah and Courtney are two wonderfully talented athletes who helped our program reach new heights, now in a position to teach and guide our current athletes to equal success,” head coach Jason Watson said. “I’m thrilled that their experiences here at Arkansas have inspired them to remain and continue to give to our team. Looking forward to working with them as we begin a new season in the fall.”
One of the best liberos in the SEC and in the nation in recent years, Courtney Jackson will serve as Arkansas’ graduate assistant in 2025. Jackson was a mainstay in the Hogs’ lineup from the moment she set foot on campus, with 111 straight starts dating back to her freshman season.
As a rookie, Jackson was named to the SEC All-Freshman team after finishing ninth in the conference and first among freshmen in digs per set with 3.48. She only improved from there and continued to climb in the record book and on the national scene. In Arkansas’ historic 2023 slate, she registered 511 total digs, the fifth-most in any season for Arkansas. She also finished in second in the SEC in total digs and second in digs per set (4.02).
Jackson’s final season was her best yet as she finished with 4.49 digs per set, a career high. She posted 25 double-digit dig matches, five 20+ dig matches and set a new program record for single match digs with 40 at Tulsa on Sept. 12, the most by any Arkansas player since 2006. She consistently stuck in the top three of the SEC all season in digs per set and earned two SEC Player of the Week honors. Jackson was named AVCA All-Central Regional Honorable Mention and All-SEC for her efforts in 2024 and ranks third on the Arkansas career digs list with 1,738.
Hogue and Jackson join a strong list of Watson’s former players that have also been on his coaching staffs, including Arkansas All-American Jill Gillen and Arizona State All-American and Air Force Academy head coach Macey Donathan.
