Former BYU volleyball outside hitter Taylor Sander has been named to the USA Men’s Volleyball roster for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil according to a release from USA Volleyball.
Sander is one of the eight newcomers to the Olympic games that made the final 22-man roster. Although he will be an Olympic rookie, Sander has been competing internationally with Team USA since the 2014 NORCECA World Championship Qualifier.
While at BYU, Sander was a four-time AVCA All-American and the 2014 AVCA Player of the Year. Sander led the Cougars to an appearance in the NCAA Championship game in 2013 and is BYU’s all-time leader in kills and service aces in the rally scoring era.