Olivia Taylor
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- Height:
- 5-6
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- Hometown:
- Rockton, Ill.
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- Year:
- Gr.
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- Previous School:
- Hononegah Community HS
Bio
2023 (Junior): Taylor competed in 4 of Tech’s 20 matches during its inaugural beach campaign, finishing 1-3 overall… went 1-3 at the No. 5 position during the year… competed with Bella Powell (1-2) and Jazmine Yamilkoski (0-1) on the season… made her collegiate debut and won her first match pairing with Powell in a 2-0 victory over Spartanburg Methodist Feb. 24).
High School: Taylor was a four-year letterwinner at Hononegah Community High School in Rockton, Ill., playing one season for head coach Jaci Krizka and three seasons for head coach Kaylee Libby… was a three-time JVA Ultra Ankle College Watch List honoree and one-time AVCA Phenom List honoree… named All-Northern Illinois Conference Honorable Mention as a senior… racked up 361 digs, 433 receptions, and 39 service aces during her senior campaign… as a junior, totaled 306 digs, 382 receptions, and 37 service aces… led HCHS to an outright conference title in 2016 and a share of conference titles in 2017 and 2018… also helped lead Hononegah to regional championships in 2017 and 2019.
Personal: Daughter of Jason and Katie Sauter… born in DeKalb, Ill. on December 9, 2001… full name is Olivia Nicole Taylor… aunt, Johanna Hoffmann, played volleyball at Rock Valley College for four years.
Academic: Pursuing a master’s degree in professional studies with a concentration in public safety… earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice from Tech in May 2023… named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll seven 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.
MARTIN, Tenn. – The 2024 regular season is officially in the books for the Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team, as the Golden Eagles earned a 1-1 split on the final day of action in Martin, Tenn. at the final Ohio Valley Conference weekend.
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.
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.
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. – The Tennessee Tech beach volleyball team wrapped up a strong showing at the Berry Kick-Off Saturday afternoon, capping a 3-1 weekend with a 1-1 day at the Berry Beach Courts.
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.