Olivia Durrence

Class:
Freshman
Position:
OH
Hometown:
Johns Creek, Ga.
Height:
5-11
High School:
Johns Creek

FRESHMAN YEAR | 2015: Did not compete. HIGH SCHOOL | CLUB TEAM: Johns Creek High School...four-sport athlete...lettered two years in volleyball...coached by Beth Stephens...started both years...earned the team's Offensive Player of the Year award in 2014...also claimed all-region honors that year...member of two teams that advanced to the Final Four...four-year letterwinner in swimming...member of school's state team all four years...earned the Gladiator Award as a sophomore...received the Coaches' Award as a senior...all-state (second-team) selection...member of the 200-yard freestyle relay team that set a school record and finished third at the state meet...helped team to a runner-up finish at the state championships as a junior...served as team captain during senior year...also lettered three years in track and two years in softball...competed on the regional track team all four years...member of the sectional team as a thrower during junior and senior seasons...named MVP of softball team as a freshman and sophomore...received the scholar-athlete award every season of every year...named to the Academic Honor Roll all eight semesters...served on the Student-Athlete Leadership Council as a sophomore...member of the Future Business Leaders of America Club...received the Academic Award as a senior, for maintaining academic excellence while participating in three varsity sports...competed at the club level for GA5 18-1...coached by April Carroll...member of the first 18's team to qualify for nationals at that club...also qualified to the national meet during final season on the A5 17-2 team. PERSONAL: Full name is Olivia Katherine Durrence...daughter of Gene and Susan Durrence...has one older brother, Aaron, who is a swimmer at the University of Buffalo...also has one younger sister, Alison...majoring in foreign area studies...earning a minor in Spanish...future plans include becoming a pilot...hobbies include reading, adventuring, hiking and swimming...both grandfathers served in the military (one in the Army, one in the Navy)...member of Cadet Squadron 29.