U.S. Olympic Athletes

Taylor Simpson

  • Home:  Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Birth Year:  1993

Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 6-3
Weight: 155
Hometown/Residence: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Colorado Springs/Colo.
Birth Date: Sept. 10, 1993
Club Team: Colorado Juniors-17 Peer (Monument, Colo.)
High School/Grad Year: Doherty High School (Colorado Springs, Colo.) / 2011
College Status: Verbaled with University of Nebraska

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: None

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Selected to U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team…Named to U.S. Girls’ Youth Olympic Team.

CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected Colorado High School Class 5A Player of the Year after leading Doherty High School to bronze finish at Colorado 5A State Championship…Tabbed to All-Colorado Team…Chosen to PrepVolleyball.com All-American Team and its Top 50 Junior Recruits list…Named to MaxPrep High School All-American Team…Selected to All-Rocky Mountain Region 17s team. 2008 – Named All-Colorado High School Class 5A Second Team after leading Doherty to fifth-place finish at state championship…Selected PrepVolleyball.com Soph 79…Tabbed to All-Rocky Mounting Region 16s Team. 2007 – Selected to All-Rocky Mountain Region 15s Team. 2005 – Began club volleyball with Colorado Juniors 13s.

PERSONAL: Born Taylor Elise Simpson on Sept. 10, 1993, in Colorado Springs.… Father is Rick Simpson (1960) and Mother is Serena Simpson (1963)… Father Rick played professional basketball for the Brisbane Bullets in the Australian National Basketball League (1982-83)… Sisters are Cierra (1995), Gabby (1996) and Riley (2002)… Hobbies volleyball, basketball, swimming, reading, drawing, shopping, traveling, hanging with friends and Summer…Favorite food is key lime pie…Favorite book is Twilight…Favorite music category is everything…Favorite musicians are Jonas Brothers…Favorite movie is Forrest Gump…Favorite Actor is Rob Schneider and Favorite Actress is Sandra Bullock…Favorite professional team is Denver Nuggets…Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan…Most admired people are my parents because “they have supported me through everything and have inspired me to be my best.”…My happiest moment in life was “committing to Nebraska.”