Taryn Parker

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Caledonia High
Hometown:
Alto, Mich.

2009: Named to the Summit League Fall All-Academic Team...Named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Played and started in all 32 matches during the season, playing in all 120 sets...Led the team with 123 total blocks, with an average of 1.02 blocks per set...Her 165 kills were fourth best on the team, and her .233 attack percentage was the best among any player on the team with at least 400 attempts...Had at least one kill in every match, including a season-high nine in three different matches - September 10 at Southern Utah, September 25 at Oral Roberts, and November 21 against North Dakota State...Had at least one block in 30 matches overall, including a season-high nine against IUPUI on October 10, and eight at Oakland on October 2, and against North Dakota State on September 18...Twice had six digs in a match, at Wright State on September 29, and at home against IUPUI on October 10...Had four service aces against Eastern Michigan on September 1, and added three more at home against Oral Roberts on October 24...

2008: Named to the Summit League Academic All-League Team and to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence...Had 18 solo blocks and 96 total blocks on the season, the third highest single-season total by a sophomore in the rally-scoring era, while her 0.97 blocks per set is the second highest total in the same era...Had at least 12 matches of four or more blocks during the season...Had a season-high eight kills on September 13 against Alcorn State...Twice set a new career-high with three service aces, the first against Alcorn State, and the second time on October 21 at Ball State...Had three solo blocks on October 14 against Xavier, which is the second most in a four-game set by a sophomore since 2001...Her eight blocks against IUPUI on October 18 are the third most by a sophomore in a five-set match, while her seven against South Dakota State on November 8 rank her in a tie for fifth among all second-year players, as the two totals rank her sixth and tenth on the all-class listing for a five-set match.

2007: Earned a spot on the Summit League All-Freshman Team...Was named to the Summit League Fall All-Academic squad...Played in each of the team's 32 matches during the year and played in 102 sets...Finished second on the team with 86 total blocks while pacing the squad with 22 solo stops...Her 145 kills was fifth best on the squad, while her .227 attack percentage was third...Recorded double figure kills in three games, on September 8 against Chicago State and in back-to-back games at the Summit League Tournament against North Dakota State (November 16) and South Dakota State (November 17)...Her 145 kills is the eighth best freshman total in school history, while her hitting percentage is the second best on the all-time freshman list...Dished out 28 assists on the season, the second highest non-setter freshman total in IPFW's Division I history...Has her name peppered across the all-time freshman record books for blocks as her 22 blocks is the second highest total for a freshman in school history, while her 64 assisted blocks is third...Her 86.0 total blocks ranks her with the second highest freshman total in IPFW's Division I era, behind current teammate Rebekah Roehm's 107 in 2006 while her 0.84 blocks per set average is also the second highest total in the category...Has 13 match totals that are within the top-20 in total blocks...Recorded a career-high seven blocks on three separate occasions, the first on September 23 against Oakland, a total that ties for the second highest five-set total in school history, and the other two in back-to-back games -- November 3 against Oral Roberts and November 9 against Western Illinois...Her three solo blocks against Lehigh on September 8 is tied for the freshman three-set record, while her three solo blocks against Oral Roberts and Western Illinois tie for the second most as a freshman in school history...Recorded four or more total blocks in 13 different contests, with 12 of those sitting inside of the freshman single game records top-20 list.

High School: Helped lead her club volleyball team, Far Out Volleyball, to a fifth place finish at the 2007 nationals...During her senior season at Caledonia, she was named to the All-State Second Team, and was also named to the All-Region and All-Conference teams during those seasons...A year prior, as a junior, she was named to the All-State Honorable Mention squad, in addition to All-Region and Conference First Team...Was named All-Conference as a freshman and sophomore, and also earning All-Region honors as a sophomore...Was a member of the honor roll and graduated fourth in her class.

Personal: Is the daughter of Brian and Linda Parker...Has two brothers, Tyler and Troy...Majoring in graphic design.