Taylor Sander

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Taylor Sander
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Personal information
Full nameTaylor Lee Sander
NicknameThe Sandman
Prince-Ti-Tey
NationalityUnited States American
Born (1992-03-17) March 17, 1992 (age 29)
Huntington Beach, CA, United States
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Spike358 cm (141 in)
Block330 cm (130 in)
College(s)Brigham Young University
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number3
Career
YearsTeams
2011–2014
2014–2016
2016–2017
2017
2017–2018
2018–2019
2020–2021		United States BYU Cougars
Italy BluVolley Verona
China Beijing Volleyball
Qatar Al Arabi Doha
Italy Volley Lube
Brazil Sada Cruzeiro
Poland Skra Bełchatów
National team
2012– United States
Medal record
Men's volleyball
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bulgaria/Italy
FIVB World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Japan
FIVB World League
Gold medal – first place 2014 Florence
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Rio de Janeiro
FIVB Nations League
Silver medal – second place 2019 Chicago
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Lille
Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2012 Santo Domingo
NORCECA Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Colorado Springs

Taylor Lee Sander (born March 17, 1992) is an American volleyball player, member of the United States men's national volleyball team, bronze medalist of the Olympic Games (Rio 2016) and the 2018 World Championship, gold medalist of the 2014 World League and 2015 World Cup.

Personal life[]

Sander is the son of Steven and Kera Sander. He has an older sister, Britney Wardle, and a younger brother, Brenden, who also plays volleyball and is a current member of Brazilian team Sada Volei Cruzeiro. He graduated from Norco High School in Norco, California. At BYU Taylor majored in Global Studies. His parents are LDS, and he grew up LDS (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – also known by the nickname Mormons).[1] In July 2015, he married Rachel McQuivey, who represented the BYU Track & Field team as a long jumper and hurdler. On June 28, 2018, Taylor and Rachel welcomed their first child, Atli Taylor Sander.

Career[]

College[]

He was recruited by USC, Long Beach State, UC Irvine, and BYU.[2] At Brigham Young University Sander was a four-time AVCA All-American (three first-team citations, one second-team citation), the 2014 AVCA Player of the Year,[3] 2013 and 2014 MPSF Player of the Year, 2013 and 2014 MPSF Tournament MVP, and four-time All-MPSF First Team. He holds the BYU all-time single-match record for service aces (nine) and career service aces (182). In the rally-scoring era, is No. 1 at BYU in career kills (1,743), career attempts (3,464), career service aces (182), season attempts (1,021 in 2014), season service aces (55 in 2014) and aces in a match (nine).[4]

Regarding his decision to attend BYU he said in January 2012, "Growing up in Huntington Beach (Calif.) I've always been a big BYU fan. I grew up LDS and with my parents being LDS, that was the school we always cheered for and I've always wanted to go to BYU since I was a kid."[1]

Clubs[]

Sander signed a contract with Blu Volley Verona, an Italian Serie A1 team (top level), on June 10, 2014.[5]

National Team 2014[]

Sander competed with Team USA in the 2014 FIVB World League. 4th ranked USA upset 1st ranked Brazil to win the tournament, and Sander was named "best outside spiker" and tournament MVP (which included a $30,000 prize award).[6]

He was on the USA men's roster for the 2014 FIVB World Championships in Poland, August 30 – September 21, 2014.

He was selected as USA Volleyball's Men's Team Rookie of the Year.[7]

National Team 2015[]

He was a member of the U.S. team that competed in the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup in Detroit, Michigan, USA, May 21–23, 2015.[8] Against Mexico May 21, 2015, Sander had 7 points on 6 spikes and 1 block. The U.S. defeated Mexico 25-15, 25-12, 25-17.[9] The following day Team USA defeated Cuba in four sets, 20-25, 25-17, 25-10, 25-14, guaranteeing a top two finish and a spot in the 2015 FIVB World Cup to be held September 8–23, 2015 in Japan. Sander totaled 15 points on 10 spikes, 3 blocks, and 2 aces.[10] In the championship match, May 23, 2015, the U.S. lost to Canada in five sets, 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 21-25, 15-17. He again totaled 15 points, this time on 12 spikes and 3 aces.[11]

He is on the U.S. Preliminary Roster for the 2015 FIVB World League.[12] He played in the first World League match against Iran, May 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. He led all scorers with 19 points on 16 kills, two blocks and one ace.[13] During the U.S. broadcast of this match on the NBC Sports Network May 31, 2015,[14] Sander appeared to injure his ankle late in the 3rd set after colliding with a teammate on a block attempt and landing awkwardly. Thomas Jaeschke came in soon afterwards and finished out the set, but Sander returned to play all of the 4th set.

He did not play in the second match against Iran and was not on the roster for the next two matches against Russia.[15][16][17] He also was not on the roster for the matches against Poland June 12 and 13, 2015, in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, due to an ankle injury, but did travel and practice with the team.[18] Coach John Speraw mentioned during the press conference following the 2nd match against Poland that he was not sure when Sander would be ready to play again.[19]

He traveled with the team to Iran and was back on the roster for the June 19 and 21 matches played/to be played in Tehran, Iran at the Azadi Stadium.[20] He played the entire 3rd set of the 0-3 (19-25, 27-29, 20-25) loss to Iran June 19, 2015. He scored 5 points on 5 kills from 9 attempts. He also had 1 dig and 4 excellent receptions out of 5 attempts.[21]

Sporting achievements[]

Clubs[]

Youth national team[]

  • 2008 Gold medal northamerica.svg NORCECA U19 Championship
  • 2010 Gold medal northamerica.svg NORCECA U21 Championship

Individual awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Brandon Gurney (January 28, 2012). "5 questions: BYU outside hitter Taylor Sander". DeseretNews.com.
  2. ^ Curtis, Matt (December 7, 2013). "Know the Bro: Men's volleyball star Taylor Sander". Vanquish the Foe. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ^ Drew, Jay (April 30, 2014). "BYU's Taylor Sander earns AVCA Player of the Year honors". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ^ "BYU sweeps California Baptist as Taylor Sander sets program kills record". NCAA. March 23, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  5. ^ Murray, MB (June 11, 2014). "BYU Volleyball: Taylor Sander to play professional volleyball in Italy". Vanquish the Foe. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  6. ^ "USA upset Brazil to claim second World League title". FIVB.org. July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 of the Year Awards: recap". Team USA. January 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Teams Start Engines for Champions Cup". Team USA. May 20, 2015.
  9. ^ "Team USA Serves Tough to Top Mexico". Team USA. May 21, 2015.
  10. ^ "US Men Qualify for World Cup with Win". Team USA. May 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Canada Wins Border Battle over US Men". Team USA. May 23, 2015.
  12. ^ "Newcomers Vets Combine on World League Roster". Team USA. April 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "US Surprises Leave Iran at a Loss". Team USA. May 30, 2015.
  14. ^ "Schedule". Team USA. Archived from the original on June 27, 2015.
  15. ^ "US Men Go 2 0 against Iran in World League". Team USA. May 31, 2015.
  16. ^ "US Men Make it Past Russia". Team USA. June 5, 2015.
  17. ^ "US Men Make it 4-0 in World League". Team USA. June 6, 2015.
  18. ^ "US Men Renew Rivalry with Poland". Team USA. June 11, 2015.
  19. ^ 2015 FIVB World League USA Poland Men's Volleyball SATURDAY Press Conference 6 13 2015. YouTube. June 15, 2015.
  20. ^ "US Men in Iran to Play Historic Matches". Team USA. June 18, 2015.
  21. ^ "Iran Sound Wave Sweeps Away U.S. Men". Team USA. June 19, 2015.

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