Skylar Boom
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- Height:
- 6-2
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- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
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- Year:
- Gr.
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- Previous School:
- Eastern HS
Bio
2023 (Junior): Boom competed in all 20 matches of Tech’s inaugural beach campaign, finishing 7-11 overall with a 4-6 mark in OVC action… went 5-8 at No. 1 and 2-3 in the No. 2 slot… paired with Jordan Karlen (4-5, 3-3) and Aleeya Jones (3-6, 1-3) during the season… donned the purple and gold in the No. 1 position 15 times, including each of the final six tilts of the year and all four match-ups in the OVC Tournament… made her collegiate debut and won her first career match at the No. 1 spot with Aleeya Jones in a 2-0 decision over Spartanburg Methodist (Feb. 24)… clinched Tech’s second OVC Tournament victory in program history with Karlen behind an impressive, 2-0 win over Eastern Illinois (Apr. 28) in the No. 1 position.
High School: Boom lettered as a middle blocker for head coach Laura Bowling at Eastern High School in Louisville, Ky.… racked up 381 kills, 136 total blocks, 96 solo blocks, and 22 service aces as a senior… named to the All-State Second Team as a senior and was All-State Honorable Mention as a junior… earned the team’s Eastern Eagle Award and was a three-time, Team Offensive MVP.
Personal: Daughter of Andre and Christina Boom… born in Columbia, Mo. on March 3, 2001… full name is Skylar Shae Boom.
Academic: Pursuing a master’s degree in business administration… earned her bachelor’s degree in international business and cultures from Tech in May 2023… named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll eight times and to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times.
News mentions
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – With the Ohio Valley Conference's announcement Tuesday of its 2023-24 Team Academic Achievement Awards, Tennessee Tech came away with one of the team honors as the Golden Eagle beach volleyball team was recognized for the highest percentage of its eligible student-athletes achieving a 3.25 grade point average or better. Beach volleyball had 10 players make the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll with Brooke Amann, Skylar Boom, Katie DiRaimondo, Madolyn Isringhausen, Emma Pabon, Bella Powell, Olivia Taylor, Elena Wallace, Jazmine Yamilkowski and McKenna Young all earning spots on the academic excellence list. DiRaimondo, Isringhausen, Taylor and Young also received the OVC Academic Medal of Honor with perfect 4.0 GPAs.
MOREHEAD, Ky. – The 2024 beach volleyball campaign officially came to a close in heart-wrenching fashion for Tennessee Tech Friday afternoon, falling to Lindenwood in an elimination dual at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Yet another match-up between the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team and Morehead State saw all five scoring duals reach a third set, as the No. 4 seeded Eagles topped the No. 5 Golden Eagles in the first tilt of the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Thursday morning at Giovanni’s Breadstick Beach in Morehead, Ky.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on its second-ever appearance at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, making the trip to Morehead, Ky. to compete in the league's annual postseason event starting Thursday morning at Giovanni's Breadstick Beach.
MARTIN, Tenn. – It was a tough day on the sand, albeit one with a few highlights, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team fell in a pair of duals at the second Ohio Valley Conference weekend of action, competing at the Skyhawk Beach Volleyball Complex in Martin, Tenn.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Even though Tuesday marked the first-ever meetings between Tennessee Tech and both Jacksonville State and Austin Peay in the sport of beach volleyball, there was still enough familiarity to go around as the Golden Eagles split the day of duals in Clarksville against the two former Ohio Valley Conference programs.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a thriller from beginning to end at the Tech Beach Courts Friday afternoon and evening, as the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team turned in a spectacular comeback to down Ohio Valley Conference rival Morehead State, 3-2.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team makes its lone appearance of the 2024 season at home this weekend, playing host to Morehead State in a pair of Ohio Valley Conference duals at the Tech beach volleyball courts on Friday and Saturday.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team closed out the first weekend of Ohio Valley Conference play with a split performance at the UTC Sports Complex Saturday, earning a victory over Eastern Illinois before falling to host Chattanooga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The first of two Ohio Valley Conference weekends is officially on tap for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team this weekend, as the Golden Eagles make the short drive south to Chattanooga for the league’s first action of the season.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wrapped up play at the Carolina Challenge Sunday afternoon, falling in a pair of tilts to North Florida and New Orleans while competing at Wheeler Beach.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – It was a day of learning for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles wrapped up the first day of action at the Carolina Challenge Friday afternoon, hosted by South Carolina at Wheeler Beach.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Fresh off an impressive start to the 2024 campaign with a 3-1 mark at the Berry Kick-Off two weeks ago, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team will take on its stiffest test as a program this weekend, heading to Columbia, S.C. for the Carolina Challenge.
MOUNT BERRY, Ga. – It was a spectacular start to the 2024 season for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team on Friday, as the Golden Eagles picked up a pair of victories to open play at the Berry Kick-Off in Mount Berry, Ga.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a spectacular inaugural campaign in 2023, the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team embarks on the 2024 opening weekend of competition, heading to Mount Berry, Ga. for the Berry Kick-Off running Friday, Feb. 23 through Saturday, Feb. 24.