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At Illinois
2011
Lettered on Illinois' NCAA National Runner-up Team
2010
Named Academic All-Big Ten ... Made her collegiate debut vs. Florida A&M ... Also played in the Alumni Match.
2009
Earned varsity letter.
High School
Coached by Tracey Hamilton at Rushville-Industry High School ... Holds school record from most kills in a season with 300 ... Named to the All-West Central Conference team ... Named Macomb Journal Volleyball Player of the Year in 2008 ... Totaled 530 kills and 810 digs during her junior and senior seasons combined ... Rockets won the conference and finished runner-up in the Orion Charger Tournament in 2008 ... Rushville-Industry finished with a 26-7 record and won the Regional title during Onion's freshman year ... Played for UMAC (Unlimited Macomb club team) ... Played at ASICS Junior National Championship in 2005-07 and won fourth in the 17s Silver Division (Open) in 2006 ... Also participated in track & field, qualifying for the state finals in the high jump during both her junior and senior seasons ... Holds the school record in the triple jump ... Was a member of the 4x200-meter relay team that finished second at state in 2008 and seventh in 2009 (also holds school record).
Personal
Daughter of Steve and Cathy Onion ... Has one brother, Austin ... Majoring in business ... Enjoys tye dying and kayaking.
Career Statistics
Getting to Know Tayler
Nicknames: Tay, TO, Funion
Favorite Professional Sports Team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Fun Fact: I starred as the Cheese Grater in my high school's production of Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Movies: Chicago, Blazing Saddles and Superstar
Favorite Midnight Snack: Pizza
Famous person you admire and why: Betty White, because she's absolutely outstanding
If you won $10 million, what would you buy: My own island, a house to put on my island, a pearl white and 1947 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith
Favorite Quote: "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
Favorite TV Show: Glee or Golden Girls, but lately I've taken a fancy to the characters of the Jersey Shore
Favorite Musical Group: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Secret Talent: I can play the saxophone, but not very well anymore, so I suppose it's not much of a talent
Lucky Number: 7
Favorite Class at Illinois: Swedish
Crazy thing you dream of doing someday: Transforming Industry, Ill., into a metropolis
Book you've read in the past year: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Favorite Sundae Topping: Marshmallow
