No other player in the history of boys volleyball in the state has more than the 3,016 assists Cienega senior Caiden Mott has produced in his stellar career.
Cienega is 32-4 and one of the top 5A teams in the state because of Mott’s veteran leadership.
The 5A postseason begins Tuesday with play-in matches. The Bobcats’ first round match will be on Friday at home at 6 p.m. against an opponent to be determined from the play-in round.
5A No. 2 Cienega senior Caiden Mott has over 3,000 assists which appears to be a state record. He talks his team, a great passing game and targets that made his assists possible; His college choice what the Bobcats need to do down the stretch #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/Ws7TTCffPq
— Andy Morales (@AZPreps365Andy) April 15, 2026
Mott is at 642 assists after posting 665 as a freshman, 996 as a sophomore and 713 as a junior.
He also has 537 digs and 344 kills in his four-year varsity career.
In the month of April, in which Cienega was 10-0 in matches and 30-0 in sets, Mott is an integral part as a captain. His effort and performance merit him the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month.
He has signed with Benedictine University in Mesa. He will continue his college education after serving a two-year mission with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2026 MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2026: Sahuaro basketball player Cisco Llamas
February 2026: Sahuarita wrestler Marcus Killgore
March 2026: Canyon del Oro baseball player Regen Mazura
April 2026: Cienega volleyball player Caiden Mott
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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