Hear from Taryn
- What motivates her and partner Kristen Nuss (from VolleyballMag):"The competition, wanting to compete with the best, is what keeps pushing us. We see where everybody is and we want to get to that level."
CareerTimeline
Most Notable
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Has partnered with Kristen Nuss since 2021
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Made professional debut in 2021 although has not yet competed on FIVB Beach Pro Tour
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Played two years of beach volleyball at LSU and four years indoors at Creighton
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All-American, AVCA Pair of the Year and a perfect 36-0 in 2021 with Nuss at LSU
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Represented U.S. on Beach Collegiate National Team in 2020, 2021, indoor Collegiate National Team in 2017, 2018
Events
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2023 Beach Pro Tour Finals - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Brazil Elite 16 - 4th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Beach World Championships - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Paris Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Hamburg Elite 16 - Silver with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Montreal Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Gstaad Elite 16 - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Ostrava Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Elite 16 Uberlandia - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2023 Challenge La Paz - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2023 BPT Elite 16 Doha - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT World Tour Finals - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Torquay Elite 16 - 4th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Cape Town Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Paris Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Gstaad Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Jurmala Elite 16 - T5th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Kusadasi Challenge - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Itapema Challenge - T9th with Kristen Nuss
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2022 BPT Coolangatta Futures - Gold with Kristen Nuss
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2021 AVP Chicago - Bronze with Kristen Nuss
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2021 AVP Atlanta - Gold with Kristen Nuss; professional debut
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2017 Tour of China - went 4-1 with Women's Collegiate National Team (indoor)
Personal Highlights
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Parents are Janna and Mike Kloth and Tricia and Tracy Smith
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Has seven siblings: Sierra, Grant, Rhett, Braxton, Jack, Lauryn and Londyn
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All-American Honorable Mention during final year at Creighton ... led Blue Jays to NCAA Elite Eight as a junior
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Named Gatorade Player of the Year for South Dakota in 2014... and led O'Gorman HS to two state titles