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Taylor Manning

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Lawrence, Kan. High School: Free State

Last College: Eckerd Height: 6-0 Position: Right Side Experience: TR

2011: Redshirt Sophomore Season
Appeared in one match for the Jayhawks against DePaul (9/17).

2010: Sophomore Season
Redshirted the 2010 season... Spent the year training with KU's middle blockers.

Eckerd College (2009)
Helped the Tritons to a 20-12 record and an NCAA Tournament appearance as a starter in 2009 averaging 2.13 kps... Led the team with nearly one block per set... Named to the All-Sunshine State Conference All-Freshman Team... Ranked third among SSC players with 0.35 aces per set.

High School
A two-time all-Sunflower League selection at Free State High School... Team captain from 2007 through 2009... Named to the Team Seamen Invitational All-Tournament Team twice... Voted best teammate by the Firebirds as a senior.

Personal
Daughter of Danny and Julie Manning... Has a younger brother, Evan... Father is an assistant men's basketball coach at Kansas and was the headliner for the "Danny and the Miracles" team that won the 1988 NCAA Basketball national title for Kansas before enjoying a 15-year NBA career... Undecided on major.