Taylor Landfair Season 2024

Honors & Awards
• AVCA All-America First Team (2022)
• AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2020-21)
• AVCA North Region Player of the Year (2022)
• AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
• AVCA All-Region Team (2020-21, 2022, 2023)
• Big Ten Player of the Year (2022)
• All-Big Ten First Team (2020-21, 2022, 2023)
• Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2020-21)
• AVCA Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2022)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 10, 2022; Oct. 24, 2022; Nov. 7, 2022; Nov. 28, 2022)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021; April 5, 2021)
• Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge Most Valuable Player (Aug. 27, 2022)
• Academic All-District (2022)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)

2023 (Junior at Minnesota)
• Earned AVCA All-Region honors and first-team All-Big Ten accolades for the third time
• Averaged 3.19 kills, 2.03 digs, 0.48 blocks and 0.31 aces per set for the Golden Gophers
• Had a career-best 10 double-doubles and totaled double-digit kills in 19 matches
• Recorded 25 kills and hit .392 with nine digs in a win at Northwestern
• Served a career-high five aces vs. Creighton
• Posted 18 kills and 11 digs while hitting .405 in a 3-2 win at Iowa 

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore at Minnesota)
• Was named a first-team AVCA All-American and first-team All-Big Ten
• Earned Big Ten Player of the Year and AVCA North Region Player of the Year after leading the Golden Gophers with 4.36 kills per set on .257 hitting, 1.63 digs per set, 0.65 blocks and 0.23 aces per set
• Had 28 matches with double-digit kills, including a career-high 28 kills on .328 hitting with nine digs and five blocks in a win vs. Oregon 
• Tallied 25 kills and hit .340 in a win against Iowa and also had 25 kills on .350 hitting in a victory at Ohio State
• Was a four-time Big Ten Player of the Week and earned AVCA Player of the Week on Nov. 29 
• Named MVP of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge 
• Led all Big Ten players with five 20-plus dig matches 

2021 (Sophomore at Minnesota)
• Played in nine matches before missing the rest of the season with an injury and intends to apply for a medical redshirt 
• Averaged 2.82 kills per set and hit .256 before the injury 
• Posted 20 kills and hit .487 with five blocks in a 3-2 win at Northwestern 

2020-21 (Freshman at Minnesota)
• Selected to the All-Big Ten First Team, Big Ten All-Freshman Team and AVCA All-Region Team
• Received AVCA All-America honorable mention and was the North Region Freshman of the Year and Big Ten Freshman of the Year
• Averaged 3.03 kills per set and hit .255 in her freshman season 
• Posted 22 kills and hit .340 in a 3-2 win at Penn State 
• Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week two times   

High School/Club
• Played for Plainfield Central High and Sports Performance Volleyball
• Named an AVCA Under Armour First Team All-American
• With Plainfield in 2019, had 515 kills, 249 digs, 44 blocks and 43 service aces while posting a .341 hitting percentage
• Was named the 2018 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year and was a two-time All-American by AAU and Prep Volleyball.com
• With Sports Performance, guided her team to the 18 Open national title in 2018 where she was named the MVP 
• Earned All-America honors in 2016, 2018 and 2019
• Played with Sports Performance's 18 Elite Team since freshman year in high school
• Was also part of USA Volleyball's Youth National Team and was the youngest player on USA Volleyball's 2017 FIVB U18 World Championship team.
• Ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit by Prep Volleyball and VolleyballMag.com

Personal
• Born on Nov. 12, 2001
• Parents are Alexis Sr. and Tonya
• Major is graphic design