2020-21 Volleyball Roster
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Mikkelsen, Olivia
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Jersey Number 14
Olivia Mikkelsen
- Position:
- Setter
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Nine Mile Falls, Wash.
- High School:
- Lakeside
Bio
2022 (As A Fourth-Year Sophomore)
An increased role in her fourth season, coming in as a defensive specialist and posting 84 digs in 66 total sets ... subbed in three sets and served 8 times in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... played all five sets in 2-3 setback to No. 8 Stanford (10/30) and had 7 digs ... had 5 digs in the five set win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... ended set three of the 3-0 win over Oregon State (10/7) as the setter, getting 4 assists ... in 3-1 loss at No. 9 Stanford (9/29) had 6 digs and 1 ace ... dug 8 and had 3 assists in four set win at UCLA (9/25) ... subbed in all three sets and had 7 digs in sweep of Washington State on 9/21 ... started and had 4 digs in sweep of Montana State (9/16) ... dug 4 and had 2 assists in 3-0 win over North Texas (9/16) ... grabbed 5 digs and 1 assist in 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/9) ... led the team in digs in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) with 7 and served an ace ... new career-high 9 digs in 3-1 win at Arkansas (8/27) in a D.S. role.
2021 (As A Third-Year Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 13 matches and 20 sets, earning first career kill, aces, and digs as UW won a second-straight Pac-12 title ... checked in during final set of 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA second round and had an assist on match point ... tallied an ace and a dig in 3-0 win over Oregon State on 11/19 ... subbed in during 3-0 win at Cal and had 5 assists and 4 digs ... came in late in set three and served out the win over Arizona on 11/7 ... came in as a serving sub in two set during 3-0 win over No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... in one set of action in 3-0 win at Oregon State (10/17) had first career kill and 2 assists ... served up first career ace during 3-2 win at Arizona State on 10/10 ... subbed in one set and had 1 dig in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... tallied 3 assists in one set in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/4) ... checked into third set of season-opening sweep of Ohio (8/27) and had 1 assist.
2020-21 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Made an appearance in five matches and six total sets with 11 assists for the year ... checked in during third set of 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) and had 2 assists and first career block assist ... one assist in the third set of 3-0 win at No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... checked in for a brief stint in 3-2 win at Arizona (1/30) and recorded an assist ... in collegiate debut, played two sets in a 6-2 rotation in the season-opener against ASU (1/22), recording 7 assists ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
High School and Personal: Born in Nine Mile Falls, Washington ... parents are Emily and Mac Mikkelsen ... has one older sister, Lexi, and one younger brother, Calvin ... sister plays volleyball at Carroll College in Montana, father played football at Whitworth University and mother played high school volleyball ... a league MVP of the Northeast A League her senior season despite missing time due to a shoulder injury and a two-time All-State First Team selection ... named a Shining Star by PrepVolleyball.com at the Colorado Crossroads and Pacific Northwest Qualifier while playing club for the Splash Volleyball Club ... a KXLY4 News Shining Star ... also played club one year for KEVA ... helped lead Lakeside to the 1A state title as a sophomore and won three straight NEA league titles ... also lettered all four years in track and field and two years in basketball ... track teamย captain in 2018 and 2019 and was top-four at state in 2018 in the shot put, javelin, and the discus, and was state runner-up in 2019 in the shot put ... goes by "Bibs" a childhood nickname ... considering majoring in Psychology.
An increased role in her fourth season, coming in as a defensive specialist and posting 84 digs in 66 total sets ... subbed in three sets and served 8 times in NCAA first round loss to TCU (12/2) ... played all five sets in 2-3 setback to No. 8 Stanford (10/30) and had 7 digs ... had 5 digs in the five set win over No. 12 Oregon (10/9) ... ended set three of the 3-0 win over Oregon State (10/7) as the setter, getting 4 assists ... in 3-1 loss at No. 9 Stanford (9/29) had 6 digs and 1 ace ... dug 8 and had 3 assists in four set win at UCLA (9/25) ... subbed in all three sets and had 7 digs in sweep of Washington State on 9/21 ... started and had 4 digs in sweep of Montana State (9/16) ... dug 4 and had 2 assists in 3-0 win over North Texas (9/16) ... grabbed 5 digs and 1 assist in 3-2 win over Cal Poly (9/9) ... led the team in digs in 3-1 win over Northwestern (9/8) with 7 and served an ace ... new career-high 9 digs in 3-1 win at Arkansas (8/27) in a D.S. role.
2021 (As A Third-Year Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 13 matches and 20 sets, earning first career kill, aces, and digs as UW won a second-straight Pac-12 title ... checked in during final set of 3-0 win over Hawaii in NCAA second round and had an assist on match point ... tallied an ace and a dig in 3-0 win over Oregon State on 11/19 ... subbed in during 3-0 win at Cal and had 5 assists and 4 digs ... came in late in set three and served out the win over Arizona on 11/7 ... came in as a serving sub in two set during 3-0 win over No. 15 Stanford (10/24) ... in one set of action in 3-0 win at Oregon State (10/17) had first career kill and 2 assists ... served up first career ace during 3-2 win at Arizona State on 10/10 ... subbed in one set and had 1 dig in 3-1 win over Cal Poly (9/11) ... tallied 3 assists in one set in 3-1 win over Iowa (9/4) ... checked into third set of season-opening sweep of Ohio (8/27) and had 1 assist.
2020-21 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Made an appearance in five matches and six total sets with 11 assists for the year ... checked in during third set of 3-0 win at Cal (4/1) and had 2 assists and first career block assist ... one assist in the third set of 3-0 win at No. 20 Oregon (3/5) ... checked in for a brief stint in 3-2 win at Arizona (1/30) and recorded an assist ... in collegiate debut, played two sets in a 6-2 rotation in the season-opener against ASU (1/22), recording 7 assists ... named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Fall/Winter Honor Roll.
2019 (Redshirt)
Redshirted the season to preserve a year of eligibility.
High School and Personal: Born in Nine Mile Falls, Washington ... parents are Emily and Mac Mikkelsen ... has one older sister, Lexi, and one younger brother, Calvin ... sister plays volleyball at Carroll College in Montana, father played football at Whitworth University and mother played high school volleyball ... a league MVP of the Northeast A League her senior season despite missing time due to a shoulder injury and a two-time All-State First Team selection ... named a Shining Star by PrepVolleyball.com at the Colorado Crossroads and Pacific Northwest Qualifier while playing club for the Splash Volleyball Club ... a KXLY4 News Shining Star ... also played club one year for KEVA ... helped lead Lakeside to the 1A state title as a sophomore and won three straight NEA league titles ... also lettered all four years in track and field and two years in basketball ... track teamย captain in 2018 and 2019 and was top-four at state in 2018 in the shot put, javelin, and the discus, and was state runner-up in 2019 in the shot put ... goes by "Bibs" a childhood nickname ... considering majoring in Psychology.
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