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  Taryn Parker

Taryn Parker

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Alto, MI

High School:
Caledonia High

Height:
6-0

Position:
MH

IPFW: After just one year, she moved into seventh place in career solo blocks with 22, and is just 13 away from 10th place in total blocks and 21 away in block assists.

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, whiler 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 seperate 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...Her attack percentage of .364 (15 kills, 3 errors, 33 attempts) against North Dakota State on November 16 is the ninth highest four-set freshman total, while the .381 (9 kills, 1 error, 21 attempts) she hit against Chicago State is the 15th highest three-set total in school history.

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 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.