Olympian 2024
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Hear from Taryn
- What motivates her and partner Kristen Nuss (from VolleyballMag):"The competition, wanting to compete with the best, is what keeps pushing us. We see where everybody is and we want to get to that level."
CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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Has partnered with Kristen Nuss since 2021
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Played two years of beach volleyball at LSU and four years indoors at Creighton
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All-American, AVCA Pair of the Year and a perfect 36-0 in 2021 with Nuss at LSU
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Represented U.S. on Beach Collegiate National Team in 2020, 2021, indoor Collegiate National Team in 2017, 2018
Events
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2025 Beach World Championship - Silver with Kristen Nuss
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2025 BPT Elite 16 Newport - Gold with Kristen Nuss
- 2025 BPT Elite 16 Joao Pessoa - T9th with Kristen Nuss
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2025 BPT Elite 16 Gstaad - Gold with Kristen Nuss
- 2025 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava - T13th with Kristen Nuss
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2025 BPT Brasilia Elite 16 - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2025 BPT Saquarema Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
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2025 BPT Elite 16 Quintana Roo - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2024 Paris Olympics - T9th with Kristen Nuss
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2024 BPT Elite 16 Gstaad - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2024 BPT Espinho Elite 16 - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2024 BPT Brasilia Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
- 2024 BPT Doha Elite 16 - T9th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals - Gold with Kristen Nuss
- 2023 BPT Brazil Elite 16 - 4th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Beach World Championships - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Paris Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Hamburg Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
- 2023 BPT Montreal Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
- 2023 BPT Ostrava Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Uberlandia Elite 16 - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT La Paz Challenge - Gold with Kristen Nuss
- 2023 BPT Doha Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT World Tour Finals - T5th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Torquay Elite 16 - 4th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Cape Town Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Kusadasi Challenge - Gold with Kristen Nuss
- 2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T9th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Coolangatta Futures - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2021 AVP Chicago - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2021 AVP Atlanta - Gold with Kristen Nuss; professional debut
- 2017 Tour of China - went 4-1 with Women's Collegiate National Team (indoor)
Personal Highlights
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Parents are Tricia and Tracy Smith and Janna and Mike Kloth
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Has seven siblings: Sierra, Grant, Rhett, Braxton, Jack, Lauryn and Londyn
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All-American Honorable Mention during final year at Creighton ... led Blue Jays to NCAA Elite Eight as a junior
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Named Gatorade Player of the Year for South Dakota in 2014... and led O'Gorman HS to two state titles
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Was hooked on volleyball when "a coach gave me a chance and saw something in me." Taryn was put on the team and took the opportunity and ran with it.
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Idol is three-time Olympic medalist Jordan Larson
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Cites competition, challenge, and partner Kristen Nuss as her Why.