Taylor Landfair

Photo by: Matt Krohn

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Position:
Outside
Height:
6-5
High School:
Plainfield Central
Hometown:
Plainfield, Ill.
Major:
Graphic Design
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HONORS & AWARDS:
Academic All-Big Ten (2021; 2022; 2023)
All-Big Ten First Team (2020-21; 2022; 2023)
AVCA First Team All-America (2022)
AVCA All-America Honorable Mention (2020-21)
AVCA All-North Region (2020-21; 2022; 2023)
AVCA North Region Player of the Year (2022)
AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
AVCA Player of the Week (11/29/22)
Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge All-Tournament Team -- Most Valuable Player (Aug. 27, 2022)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/1/21; 4/5/21)
Big Ten Player of the Week (10/10/22; 10/24/22; 11/7/22; 11/28/22)
Big Ten Player of the Year (2022)
CSC Academic All-District (2022)
Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year at Minnesota (2023)
Freshman All-Big Ten (2020-21)
Preseason All-Big Ten (2021, 2023)
VollyballMag.com First Team All-America (2022)

FEATURES
2022 AVCA All-American Banquet
2022 Big Ten Player of the Year Interview
2022 Big Ten Player of the Year Highlights
BTN At The Net: How Taylor Landfair Came Back Stronger Than Ever
Former Plainfield star is 'Big Ten's Best'
Get to Know Taylor Landfair
Meet the Newcomers
Point 'U' Podcast Episode 2

2023 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:
AVCA All-North Region • First Team All-Big Ten • played in all 30 matches (113 sets) • averaged 3.19 kills, 2.03 digs (career-high), 0.48 blocks and 0.31 aces (career-high) • had a career-best 10 double doubles and 11 matches with 10+ digs • totaled 10+ kills in 19 matches, including eight with 15+ and one with 20+ • totaled 13 kills and eight digs vs. TCU (Aug. 25) • tallied 11 kills and 10 digs vs. Texas (Aug. 29) • posted a season-best 18 kills against No. 6 Oregon (Sep. 8) • had a career-best five service aces vs. Creighton (Sep. 16) • tallied 18 kills, 11 digs at Iowa (Sep. 21) • went for 16 kills and six digs vs. Penn State (Sep. 30) • had 12 kills. eight digs, three blocks at RU (Oct. 7) • totaled 15 kills, 12 digs and two aces vs. NU (Oct. 15) • went for 13 kills, 10 digs and three blocks vs. Michigan State (Oct. 22) • tallied 16 kills and six digs at Purdue (Oct. 26) • had 12 kills at UW (Oct. 29) • tallied 14 kills, 11 digs, two aces at OSU (Nov. 3) • had a season-best 25 kills (.392) and nine digs in a win at NU (Nov. 5) • went for 15 kills, 10 digs in a win at IU (Nov. 12) • had 13 kills vs. Iowa (Nov. 17) • had 15 kills, nine digs vs. Illinois (Nov. 24) and 14 kills, 10 digs vs. No. 1 Nebraska (Nov. 25) • totaled seven kills and two aces vs. Utah State in an NCAA Tournament win (Dec. 1) • had 12 kills, three digs and three blocks vs. Creighton (Dec. 2).

2022 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON:
AVCA and VolleyballMag.com First Team All-American • AVCA North Region Player of the Year • Big Ten Player of the Year • First Team All-Big Ten • AVCA Player of the Week (11/29) • four-time Big Ten Player of the Week • played in all 31 matches, 110 sets • held 28 double-digit kill matches and led the team, Big Ten in both points (4.91) and kills (4.35) per set • averaged 1.63 digs, 0.65 blocks, 0.23 service aces per set • had a Big Ten-best five 20+ dig matches •led Minnesota with 15 kills and six digs in a win over Baylor (8/26) • tallied 15 kills vs. TCU (8/27) and was named MVP of Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge • posted a season-high 16 kills with four blocks and seven digs at Texas (8/31) • went for 14 kills and four digs vs. Florida (9/4) • set career-highs with 28 kills and nine digs vs. Oregon (9/9) • led the team with 15 kills vs. Stanford (9/10) • had 16 kills and 10 digs vs. Pepperdine (9/15) • had 16 kills and seven digs vs. WSU (9/17) • went for 17 kills and two blocks at Purdue (9/23) • totaled 17 kills, a career-high five assists and five digs vs. Wisconsin (9/25) • tallied 16 kills, eight digs and three blocks vs. NU (9/28) • tallied 25 kills vs. Iowa (10/2) • totaled 18 kills at Michigan (10/7) and 12 kills, three digs at Michigan State (10/9) on her way to Big Ten Player of the Week honors (5.0 kps) • had 10 kills vs. Ohio State (10/12) • tallied 12 kills, five digs and a block vs. Illinois (10/15) • went for 13 kills and a career-best eight blocks at Iowa (10/19) • posted 21 kills and four digs vs. Purdue (10/22) • totaled 13 kills vs. MSU (10/26) • tallied 15 kills, 12 digs, two blocks at UW (10/29) • posted 20 kills, five digs vs. Michigan (11/4) • went for 19 kills, two aces at Illinois (11/6) • tallied 11 kills vs. Maryland (11/11) • totaled 17 kills, seven digs at PSU (11/18) • had 25 kills, nine digs at OSU (11/25) • posted 15 kills, five blocks at Nebraska (11/26) • posted 11 kills vs. UNI (12/3) • had 16 kills, three digs versus Ohio State (12/8).

2021 • SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Played in nine matches before missing the rest of the season with an injury • will apply for a medical redshirt • started her sophomore year with 10 kills and two blocks on .258 hitting against Baylor (8/27) • registered 11 kills, eight digs, two aces and a block against TCU (8/28) • had 11 kills, seven digs, a block and an ace against Texas (9/1) • came off the bench for one kill and two blocks in a win over Oregon (9/11) • played the final two sets in a win over Michigan and registered eight kills, two assists and a dig (9/24) • played the full match against Maryland and had eight kills, an assist and two blocks (9/26) • totaled eight kills at Wisconsin (10/1) • had a season-high 20 kills with five blocks at Northwestern (10/2).

2021 SPRING • FRESHMAN SEASON:
AVCA All-America honorable mention • AVCA All-Region and North Region Freshman of the Year • First Team All-Big Ten • Freshman All-Big Ten • two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week • ranked second on the team in kills (212) and kills per set (3.03) • also established 36 blocks and nine aces • led the Gophers in match kills five times this year and held double-digit kills 11 times • made her collegiate debut in the win over Michigan State (1/23/21) • had 10 kills and hit .450 in her opening match • had 20 kills, hit .311 and four blocks in the Maryland weekend • named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after the Maryland series • had 31 kills and three blocks in the Purdue series • had a match-best 22 kills against Penn State • had a team-best 14 kills against Nebraska (2/21) • produced 14 kills and five blocks against Illinois (3/12-13) • hit .400 and had 15 kills against Wisconsin (3/21) • hit .386, had 21 kills and eight blocks in the Northwestern series (3/26-27) • had 19 kills, hit .425 against Iowa (4/2-3) • posted 11 kills and eight digs in the Georgia Tech win (4/15).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB:
Played for Plainfield Central High and Sports Performance Volleyball • ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit by Prep Volleyball and VolleyballMag.com • named an Under Armour First Team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association • with Plainfield High School in 2019, had over 479 kills, hit .336, has 326 digs, 38 blocks and 39 aces • was named the 2018 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year, a two-time All-American by AAU and Prep Volleyball and the News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year • with Sports Performance, guided her team to the 18 Open national championship in 2018 where she was named the Most Valuable Player • 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 a part of USA Volleyball's Youth National team and was the youngest player on USA Volleyball's 2017 FIVB 18U World Championship team.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Tonya and Alexis Sr. • enrolled at the University of Minnesota in January 2020 • has three siblings • part of the National Honor Society and an honor roll student all four years in high school.