Taylor Landfair is an American outside hitter from Plainfield, Illinois. She brings an elite collegiate résumé from both the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska. A three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection, she burst onto the scene as the 2020–21 AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year before earning AVCA First Team All-America, North Region Player of the Year, and Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2022. She capped her college career with 1,544 total kills, including 194 in her final season with the Huskers, and was recognized in 2025 with All-Big Ten Second Team and AVCA West Region Honorable Mention accolades. She has now pivoted towards her professional career with Indy Ignite for the 2026 season.
- Position: Zone 4
- Country: USA
- EU-Citizen: No
- Height: 196 cm
- Status: Available 2026-2027
- Current Club: Indy Ignite - MLV (USA)
Experience:
previous clubs:
- 2023- 2025: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- 2020-2023: University of Minnesota
Taylor Landfair is an American outside hitter from Plainfield, Illinois. She brings an elite collegiate résumé from both the University of Minnesota and the University of Nebraska. A three-time All-Big Ten First Team selection, she burst onto the scene as the 2020–21 AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year before earning AVCA First Team All-America, North Region Player of the Year, and Big Ten Player of the Year honors in 2022. She capped her college career with 1,544 total kills, including 194 in her final season with the Huskers, and was recognized in 2025 with All-Big Ten Second Team and AVCA West Region Honorable Mention accolades. She has now pivoted towards her professional career with Indy Ignite for the 2026 season.
Awards & Achievements:
College:
- 2020–21:
- AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
- AVCA North Region Freshman of the Year
- AVCA All-Region Team
- All-Big Ten First Team
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 1, 2021)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Apr. 5, 2021)
- 2021:
- Academic All-Big Ten
- 2022:
- AVCA All-America First Team
- AVCA North Region Player of the Year
- Big Ten Player of the Year
- All-Big Ten First Team
- AVCA All-Region Team
- AVCA Player of the Week (Nov. 29, 2022)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 10, 2022)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Oct. 24, 2022)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 7, 2022)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2022)
- Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge Most Valuable Player (Aug. 27, 2022)
- Academic All-District
- 2023:
- AVCA All-Region Team
- All-Big Ten First Team
- Academic All-Big Ten
- 2024:
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2024)
- 2025:
- AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention
- All-Big Ten Second Team
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team
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