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Taylor Blue

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Olathe, Kan. High School: St. Thomas Aquinas

Height: 5-3 Position: Forward/Midfielder Birthdate: 12/08/1988

2007 (Freshman): Took a redshirt season.

St. Thomas Aquinas HS: A three-year letterwinner at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan. ... Teammate of current Jayhawks Erin Ellefson ... Named Mo-Kan League MVP, KC Star All-Metro team and All-Eastern Kansas League Second Team (2006) ... Selected Mo-Kan All-Tournament Team, All-EKL Second Team, All-Sun Country Second Team and All-Johnson County Honorable Mention (2005) ... Led team to Kansas 6A state championship and a No. 2 ranking in the final Adidas/NSCAA National Poll ... Team also won back-to-back Mo-Kan league titles ... A three-time All-Eastern Kansas League Scholar Athlete ... Also a nationally ranked tennis player in high school.

Club: Played for the KCFC Futuras ... Team won the 2005 Kansas State Cup Championship.

Personal: Taylor Brooke Blue was born Dec. 6, 1988 in Overland Park, Kan. ... Daughter of Randy and Nancy Blue ... Has two brothers, Justin and Zachary ... Grandfather, Wade Stinson played football at KU from 1949-50 and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers ... Grandparents, Wade and Copper Stinson, parents Randy and Nancy Blue and brother Zachary all attended KU ... Plans to major in journalism.