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Jersey Number 20
Taylor Parks
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Calvary Christian
- Hometown:
- Clearwater, Florida
Bio
Career Notables
As a Sophomore (2025)
- 2025 USA Volleyball U-21 National Team Roster
- Won gold medal at 2025 NORCECA Pan American Cup
- 2024 AVCA All-Southeast Region Honorable Mention
- 2024 SEC All-Freshman Team
- Four-time 2024 SEC Freshman of the Week (11/25, 11/4,10/28 & 9/2)
- 2024 SEC Academic Honor Roll
| 2025 Season Highs | Category | Career Highs |
| 1 (2x) last at North Carolina (9/9/25) | Kills | 4 (3x), last vs. Tennessee (10/25/24) |
| NA | Hitting % | .300 (4-1-10) at Northern Colorado (8/31/24) |
| 35 at Ohio State (9/7/25) | Assists | 56 vs. Florida State (9/17/24) |
| 10 at Ohio State (9/7/25) | Digs | 13 vs. South Florida (9/6/24) |
| 1.0 at North Carolina (9/9/25) | Blocks | 3.0 (3x) last vs. NC State (12/6/24) |
| 1 (2x) last at Ohio State (9/7/25) | Aces | 4 vs. Florida State (9/17/24) |
| 1.5 at North Carolina (9/9/25) | Points | 7.5 at Northern Colorado (8/31) |
- Has appeared in 6/7 matches, starting in one
- Led florida in assists once
- Recorded her first double-double of the season, fifth of her career, in Florida's sweep at Ohio State on Sept. 7 after having a season-high 35 assists and 10 digs
- Started in 18 matches … played in 30/31 matches and 106/117 sets
- Totaled 30 or more assists in 16 matches
- Led Florida in assists 21 times and nine times in aces
- Recorded four double-double matches
- Finished with her fourth double-double in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament against NC State on Dec. 6... finished with 30 assists and 12 digs
- Posted her third double-double of her career in the Gators win against Ole Miss on Nov. 3 after tallying 48 assists and 10 digs, while recording a career-high three blocks, two kills and two aces for 5.5 points.
- Registered 49 assists to tie her career best for a three-set match after subbing into the second set of Florida's 3-1 comeback win against Arkansas (10/30).
- Helped the Gators post a .444 team hitting percentage in Florida's 3-1 comeback win against Tennessee (Oct. 25). Entering the second set in the setter position, Parks dished out 40 assists while recording seven digs, four kills and one block.
- Recorded her second double-double of her career in Florida's win against then-No. 18 Florida State (9/17) ... totaled a career-high 56 assists and 10 digs, while dropping a career-high four aces
- Recorded her first double-double as a Gator against South Florida (9/6) finishing with 46 assists and a career-high 13 digs, while tallying 2.0 blocks
- Scored a career-high 7.5 points in win against Northern Colorado (8/31) while posting 36 assists, four kills and three aces
- Made first-collegiate start in win over Colorado State (8/30) … Posted 44 assists, three aces, while recording four digs, three kills and one block assist
- Average per set: 8.08 assists, 1.43 digs, 0.88 points, 0.37 aces, 0.36 kills and 0.28 blocks
- Totaled 857 assists, 152 digs, 93.0 points, 39 aces, 38 kills and 30 blocks (28 assists, 2 solo)
- Ranked first on the team for total assists and total aces
- Finished fourth in the SEC for aces per set and total aces and 138th in the NCAA for total aces and 145th for aces per set
- Ranked 135th in the nation and 11th in the SEC for total assists
- 4-year starter
- 3-year captain
- Calvary Christian High School Records for Career Assists (3,232), Assists in a Season (1,076), and Hitting Efficiency (.571)
- 2020: First for assists per set in nation for class of 2024
- 2020: Rookie of the Year Award
- 2021: 3A State Champions (First in school history)
- 2021: Florida Dairy Farmer's 3A Player of the Year
- 2021: Pinellas County Player of the Year
- 2021: AVCA Phenom Watchlist
- 2021: AVCA / MaxPreps National Player of the Week for Florida
- 2021: PrepVolleyball's top 10 setters to watch
- 2021: FACA All-State Team and All-Academic Team
- 2021: University of Tampa Team Camp Champions & MVP
- 2021: Berkeley Premier All-Tournament Team
- 2021: Warrior Invitational All-Tournament Team
- 2021: Team MVP
- 2021: Team finished ranked Ninth in the nation
- 2022: AVCA Phenom Watchlist
- 2022: AVCA / MaxPreps National Player of the Week for Florida
- 2022: FACA All-State Team and All-Academic Team
- 2022: University of Tampa Team Camp All-Tournament Team
- 2022: Tournament of Champions Supernova
- 2022: Berkeley Premier All-Tournament Team
- 2022: Warrior Invitational Champions & MVP
- 2022: Team MVP
- 2022: District Champions, Sweet 16, Team finished ranked 21st in the nation
- 2023: University of Florida Team Camp MVP
- 2023: Tournament of Champions Gold Division Champions & All-Tournament Team
- 2023: Warrior Invitational Champions & MVP
- 2023: PrepVolleyball 1st Team High School All-American
- 2023: FACA Class 3A District 14 Player of the Year and District 14 MVP
- 2023: Pinellas County All-Star Match Champion & MVP
- 2023: FACA All-Star Classic Champion & MVP
- 2023: Team MVP
- 2023: AVCA Best and Brightest 1st Team
- 2023: AVCA High School 1st Team All-American
- 2021: USAV JO's 11th place finish & All-Tournament Team
- 2021: Under Armour All-American Camp Invite
- 2021: Team Captain
- 2022: NIT 3rd Place Finish / Prep Volleyball All-Tournament Team
- 2022: Nike MEQ All-Tournament Team
- 2022: Under Armour All-American Camp Invite
- 2022: AAU All-American
- 2022: Third place at AAU National Championships
- 2022: Ninth place at USAV Junior National Championships
- 2022: Team finished ranked Fourth in the nation (PrepVolleyball)
- 2022: Team Captain
- 2023: NIT Second Place Finish / Prep Volleyball All-Tournament Team
- 2023: Volleyball Mag two-time "Dream Team of the Week" selection
- 2023: Sunshine Qualifier Open Champions
- 2023: 17 Open AAU National Champions / AAU All-American / Tournament MVP / PrepVolleyball All-Tournament Team
- 2023: Ninth place at USAV Junior National Championships
- 2023: PrepVolleyball First Team All-American
- 2023: Team finished ranked seventh in the nation (PrepVolleyball)
- 2023: Under Armour Camp MVP
- 2023: Under Armour All-American and named to the Under Armour High School All-America Match
- 2023: Team Captain
- 2024: PrepVolleyball / IMG Class of 2024 Ranked 17th in the Nation
- 2021: High Performance International Select Team Florida
- 2022: NTDP Winter Training Series - Anaheim, CA
- 2023: NTDP Spring 2023 Training Series - Washington, DC & Summer 2023 Training Series - Fort Lauderdale, FL
- National Merit Scholarship Commended Student
- National Honor Society
- Spanish National Honor Society
- Mu Alpha Theta
- English National Honor Society
- Rho Kappa
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club
- ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Students
- Academic Excellence Honor Roll, Scholar Athlete Award
- Ranked in the top 10 in her class, Unweighted 4.0 GPA
- Skycrest Christian Middle School Valedictorian
- Skycrest Skyhawk Top Female Athlete Award
- Volunteer coach at Skycrest Christian and Calvary Christian volleyball camps
- Also competed in beach volleyball, where her team finished State runners up in 2021
- Named MVP of her beach volleyball team in both 2021 and 2022
- Cousin Nikki O'Rourke played at the University of Florida under Coach Wise
- Mother, Heather, played volleyball at Georgia Tech
- Stepfather, Kris – played baseball and football at Georgia Tech
- Was also a pitcher for the KC Royals and NY Yankees
- Grandfather, Robert, played basketball at Florida State
- Brother, Trevor, is currently playing basketball for The Coast Guard Academy
Florida Post-Match Press Conference 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
Jordyn Byrd AVCA Player of the Game 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
Ryan Theis First Win 8-24-25
Sunday, August 24
Florida Volleyball AVCA First Serve Thursday Press Conference
Thursday, August 21
