2016 Beach Volleyball Roster
Biography
Athletic Honors
Academic Honors
- Spring 2016 Dean's List
- Spring 2015 Dean's List
- Fall 2014 President's List
- Spring 2014 Dean's List
- Fall 2013 Dean's List
- Fall 2012 Dean's List
2015
Earned All-America honors with partner Jansen Button after advancing to the quarterfinals of the AVCA Pairs Championships ... Posted a 24-14 record, playing primarily in the top three spots of the lineup ... Won an exciting three-setter against No. 4 Florida State to clinch GSU’s highest-ranked win on March 22 ... Went 11-3 in the final 14 contests of the regular season ... Competed for Czech Republic at the CEV U22 European Beach Volleyball Championship in Sept., finishing seventh out of 32 pairs.
2014
Finished season with 23-9 record with partner Jansen Button ... Started season on 7-1 streak ... Defeated Tulane’s Tea Juric and Jackie Wegner, a pair selected to go to the AVCA National Championship, in final match of the season ... Went 4-1 at Fiesta at Siesta Tournament ... Had 5-1 record at the Florida State Pairs Tournament ... Named to Dean’s List in fall and spring.
2013
Went 11-17 with partner Jansen Button in inaugural season ... Had 9-8 dual record and 2-9 tournament record ... Largest win streak was three matches.
Prep
Attended Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Mich. ... In 2010 was named all-league, all-district and all-region ... All-state honorable mention as an outside hitter in 2010 ... Member of Instant Replay Volleyball Club ... Began volleyball in eighth grade in Czech Republic ... Also an accomplished skier ... Moved to metro Detroit from Czech Republic for freshman year of high school.
Personal
Sara Olivova was born on May 22, 1993, in Ostrava, Czech Republic ... Parents are Daniel Oliva and Jana Andrys ... Father was a captain of the Czech Junior National Team and mother was professional track runner and a member of the Czech National Team ... Exercise science major.
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