2017-2018

Head Coach: Donna Parimore

Overall: 29-7

Home: 6-2

Away: 8-2

Neutral: 15-3

Longest win streak: 13 games from 9/16/2017-10/7/2017

*USCAA National Champions. Won 12th USCAA National Championship in five sets against St. Mary of the Woods College. Florida College was a dual member of the NAIA and USCAA and competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference.

*Alumni Kerri Taylor inducted into the 2017 USCAA Hall of Fame

Kerri (Taylor) Mitchell grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Kerri played volleyball for Florida College from 2009-2012, attending the USCAA National Tournament all four years and winning the 2009 and 2010 Volleyball National Championships. She was a 4 time All-American, 3 time Academic All-American, 3-time National Tournament Most Valuable Player, and selected to the All-Tournament Team (2012). Kerri came into the National Tournament ranked #1 in kills. In her career she, along with her teammates, claimed 3 national titles. Kerri was the team captain for 3 years and the team Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012). As a left side all around player, she led her team in serving, serving aces, serve receive, attacking, and kills.

While Kerri was enjoying playing the sport she loved, she also managed to graduate Magna Cum Laude (3.79) with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education. She has taught 4^thgrade for 3 and a half years at a Title 1 School in Gainesville, Florida, where she has been nominated twice for Teacher of the Year (2015, 2016). Kerri met her husband, Justin Mitchell at Florida College. They were married in 2013. Kerri began her own coaching career in 2015 when she coached the junior varsity team for a local high school. In 2016 she moved up to assistant coach on varsity. Kerri has enjoyed passing on the love of the game to other young players. In November 2016, Kerri and Justin added a blessing to their family, Jay Scott. Kerri now stays home with him and can’t wait to teach him to pass, set, and (her favorite) kill.

Kerri is so grateful to have played at Florida College: a college that allowed her to grow athletically, socially, and spiritually. She is grateful to her parents and sisters who were her biggest supporters and fans. She is also grateful to Donna and Bob Parimore for their guidance as coaches and mentors. Kerri could not have accomplished anything if it were not for her teammates. She is ultimately thankful to her Heavenly Father for the joys He provides in this earthly life.

USCAA (theuscaa.com)

*Baylee Gunter named program’s only USCAA National Player of the week on October 10, 2017

All-American

Abigail Hodges - First Team

Rachel Tharp - Second Team

Victoria Trueheart - Second Team

USCAA All-Tournament Team

*Baylee Gunter

*Rachel Tharp

*Victoria Trueheart

* = Indicates that a player was named to the All-Tournament Team at the National Tournament

Tournament Most Outstanding Player

*Rachel Tharp

* = Indicates that a player was named the Most Outstanding Player at the National Tournament

Jessica Dills

#15 in USCAA in block assists (44)
#22 in USCAA in total blocks (59)

Baylee Gunter

#1 in USCAA in assists (1,241)
#1 in USCAA in assists per set (11.08)

Abigail Hodges

#12 in USCAA in total blocks (74)
#13 in USCAA in block assists (48)
#14 in USCAA in points (368)
#15 in USCAA in kills (300)
#18 in USCAA in blocks per set (.70)
#24 in USCAA in solo blocks (26)
#25 in USCAA in kills per set (2.86)
#25 in USCAA in points per set (3.5)

Elisa Lemerond

#10 in USCAA in digs (435)
#25 in USCAA in digs per set (3.63)

Rachel Tharp

#7 in USCAA in kills (356)
#7 in USCAA in kills per set (3.42)
#9 in USCAA in points (405)
#10 in USCAA in points per set (3.9)
#25 in USCAA in digs (310)

Victoria Trueheart

#1 in USCAA in kills per set (3.75)
#4 in USCAA in points per set (4.3)
#5 in USCAA in kills (371)
#6 in USCAA in points (423.5)
#21 in USCAA in block assists (39)