Taylor Gruenewald

Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Carroll HS
Hometown:
Southlake, TX

Spring 2016 (Beach Volleyball)
Did not play due to injury.

2015 (Junior)
One of three players to participate in all 100 sets during the season, while earning All-Big West Conference First Team praise following a 195-kill, 74-block campaign ... her .280 hitting percentage was second overall among Cal Poly players with at least 200 attacks ... 119 of her kills came during conference action, including a season-high tying 14 against UC Davis on Nov. 7 ... also delivered 14 kills during four-set defeat of Long Beach State on Oct. 2 and in four-set victory over Sacramento State on Aug. 29 ... her 74 blocks were a team-high, including nine matches with at least four ... recorded a season and career-high eight blocks during a five-set triumph at Fresno State on Sept. 1 ... had six blocks in three-set win over UC Riverside on Nov. 13 ... produced a trio of matches with five blocks, including Idaho (Sept. 11), CSUN (Oct. 3) and UC Irvine (Nov. 6) ... assisted Cal Poly to its best single-season turnaround since 2009-10 ... also helped lead the Mustangs to their first 19-win season and third-place conference finish since 2010.

Spring 2015 (Beach Volleyball)
Co-led the program alongside Anna Gorman for seven pairs victories during the season ... won five times at No. 3 pairs and went a perfect 2-0 from the No. 4 spot ... enters the 2016 beach volleyball season as the program's all-time leader in victories with 12 (when combined in a pair) ... combined with Shannon Fouts on five pairs victories during Cal Poly's innaugural beach volleyball season of 2014.

2014 (Sophomore)
Finished second on team with 234 kills and averaged 2.41 kills per set … also recorded 59 digs during season … her 37 blocks ranked fifth on team … twice during the season recorded career-highs with 19 at UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 27) and 21 versus Washington State (Aug. 30) … tallied 12 kills in a match three times, at Montana (Aug. 29), versus Santa Clara (Sept. 20) and versus Long Beach State (Oct. 18) … finished with four digs or more in a match six times, including five at Saint Mary’s (Sept. 7) and versus Santa Barbara (Nov. 26).

Spring 2014 (Beach Volleyball)
Competed in both No. 4 and No. 5 pairs during season ... finished 3-5 overall at No. 4 pairs and 2-3 at No. 5 pairs.

2013 (Freshman)
Named an All-Big West Conference honorable mention selection and to the Big West All-Freshman Team after finishing sixth among conference players with a .302 hitting percentage … recorded career-high 18 kills in 3-2 win at UC Irvine (Nov. 29) and hit career-best .583 in Sept. 27 home sweep of UC Irvine … totaled 12 matches with double-digit kills and hit better than .350 on 11 occasions … produced career-high five blocks three times, most recently versus UC Davis (Oct. 18) … totaled career-high two aces and collected 17 kills in 3-1 win versus Alabama State (Sept. 21) … one of two Mustangs to start all 29 matches and one of five to play a team-leading 107 sets.

Carroll HS (Southlake, Texas)
Four-year letterwinner helped program to District 7 titles in 2011 and 2012, a combined 90-6 record during her last two seasons and to a No. 6 national ranking in 2012 … three-time All-District 7 selection and 2012 Carroll HS Athlete of the Year honoree … also a four-time All-Texas academic selection.

Personal
Daughter of Trevor and Rhonda Gruenewald … has one brother, Mitchell, and two sisters, Payton and Brayden … majoring in business … Taylor S. Gruenewald was born on May 16, 1995 in Naperville, Ill.