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2023 Volleyball Roster

Aaron Draper
Aaron Draper

10 Taylor Whyte

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Vanden HS
  • Hometown Vacaville

Biography

Notable Awards
• CCAA All-Academic (2021, 2022)
• Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award (2021)

As a Senior (2023)
- Played in all 84 sets
- Finished second on the team with 149 kills while finishing third in total blocks with 26
- Was fourth on the team with 206 digs
- Had two matches with kill-dig double-doubles, one on the season-opener against Academy of Art (Aug. 31) and the other at Cal State Monterey Bay (Oct. 6)
- Made a season-high 12 kills against Western Oregon (Sept. 1)
- Reached a seaosn-high 21 digs against Cal State Dominguez Hills (Sept. 21)
- Had three matches with three total blocks

As a Junior (2022)
- Played in 56 sets
- Made 97 digs and 22 receptions
- Had 16 kills and 7 assists
- Recorded 5 kills and 13 digs for season-highs against Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 14)
- Had 3 block assists at Dominican (Sept. 2) and against Cal State San Bernardino (Oct. 14)

As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in four matches
- Earned 2021–22 CCAA All-Academic honors
- Received the 2021–22 Division II Athletic Directors Association Academic Achievement Award

With Vanden High School (Fairfield)
- Lettered in volleyball
- Won the 2018 Sac-Joaquin Section Division III championship
- Clinched two league titles
- Two-time All-Monticello Empire League selection
- Team MVP as a freshman

Club
- Played 6 years with Five Starz VBC in Woodland
- Played 2 years with Xceleration in Martinez

Personal
- Born January 12, 2002, in Vacaville
- Daughter of Rick and Tanya
- Has one younger sister, Lauren
- Her hero and the person she most admires in the sports world is longtime volleyball player and coach Ruth Lawanson (“She has played in the Olympics and decided to coach club teams to spread her knowledge and help to make players better”)
- Why she chose to attend Chico State: “I love the campus and the town, and it’s not too far away from home so I can always go and visit my family”
- Her greatest sports moment so far is winning the section championship during her junior year of high school
- The most interesting thing she’s ever done is parasailing
- The most impressive thing she has ever accomplished is “keeping good grades during school even though I’m always busy and have a lot of things going on”
- Has learned by playing volleyball “to keep trying no matter how many times I’ve failed”.
- Enjoys the outdoors and spending time with friends and family
- Played the clarinet in middle school
- At the top of her bucket list: “Travel the world”
- Best advice ever received came from her parents: “Believe in yourself and you can accomplish anything”
- Majoring in criminal justice
- Plans on continuing to law school.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2022Sophomore

    OH
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    10
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