27 / OLIVIA BOENDER
RFR / OH / 6-2 / WAVERLY, NEB.
2014 (REDSHIRT)
• Olivia Boender (pronounced BOON-der) redshirted in her first year at Nebraska
BEFORE NEBRASKA
• Joined the Huskers from Waverly High School in Waverly, Neb.
• Named the No. 56 recruit in the country on PrepVolleyball.com’s 2013 Senior Aces List
• Was a 2013 Volleyball Magazine Fab 50 selection
• Led Waverly to a 31-5 record in 2013 and the No. 3 seed at the Nebraska Class B state tournament
• Had 497 kills as a senior, including 26 in the first round of the state tournament
• Earned All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and Super-State honors from the Lincoln Journal Star
• Also named a 2013-14 Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American
• Was honored as a Lincoln Journal Star first-team Super-State outside hitter in 2012 and was a prep girls multi-sport honoree
• Posted 461 kills, 376 digs and 51 aces as a junior for the Vikings
• Tallied 57 kills in the Class B state tournament as Waverly finished third
• Was a second-team Super-State honoree as a sophomore and a first-team Class B all-state selection, recording 474
kills, 42 aces and 307 digs
• Also honored with Class B second-team all-state accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star as a freshman
• Helped the Nebraska Juniors finish in the top 20 at the 2013 AAU 18 Open National Championship
PERSONAL
» Parents are Tim and Connie Boender
» Born in Kansas City, Mo.
» Attended Waverly HS in Waverly, Neb.
» Major is undeclared
CAREER HONORS
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2014)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015)
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