United States' Taylor Sander, center, celebrates with teammates Maxwell Holt, left, and David Lee, right, during a men's preliminary volleyball match against Mexico at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Monday, Aug. 15, 2016.
Former BYU hitter Taylor Sander has gone from overwhelmed to standout in his first Olympic experience as USA advances into the quarterfinals with a sweep of Mexico.
“I still don’t think we can exhale. I don’t know what position we’re in. I just knew we had to win. We’re happy with that.”
RIO DE JANEIRO — Taylor Sander started the Olympics looking lost and overwhelmed.