2022 Beach Volleyball Roster
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Olivia Mikkelsen
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Nine Mile Falls, Wash.
Bio
2022 (As A Redshirt Freshman)
Her first season on the sand following three indoor seasons ... had a 7-16 record, playing with six different partners … went 0-1 in one match at No. 1 with Natalie Robinson, 4-3 partnering with Audra Wilmes (2-3 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 4), 2-8 with Ashley Shook (0-1 at No. 4 and 2-7 at No. 5), 1-0 at No. 5 with Emma Calle, 0-1 at No. 5 with Kyra Petersen, and 0-3 at No. 5 with Mia Savoldelli
Partnered with Wilmes: had a couple huge wins at Alki Beach with Wilmes, including a 21-13, 17-21, 15-11 win at No. 3 over No. 8 Hawaii’s Penner/Widener in the 3-2 win, and a 22-20, 21-18 win over Oregon’s McClellan/Rothstein in another 3-2 win the next day.
Partnered with Shook: two wins over Pac-12 squads, getting a 21-19, 21-14 win over Oregon’s Siegrist/Rothstein at No. 5 on Mar. 26, and defeating Utah’s No. 5 duo of Pitzak/Jacinto on Apr. 9
Partnered with Robinson: stepped in for an injured Chloe Loreen at the No. 1 spot on Apr. 2 and had a close loss against a tough Boise State team of Martin/Tan, falling 21-18, 21-19.
Partnered with Calle: a win over Portland’s No. 5 Hawken/Jackson, 21-7, 21-12, in their only match together on Apr. 16.
Partnered with Savoldelli: teamed for the first time with Savoldelli, who joined the active roster due to injury late in the year, at the Pac-12 Championships, but were unable to earn a win.
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 team 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.
INDOORS
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.
Her first season on the sand following three indoor seasons ... had a 7-16 record, playing with six different partners … went 0-1 in one match at No. 1 with Natalie Robinson, 4-3 partnering with Audra Wilmes (2-3 at No. 3 and 2-0 at No. 4), 2-8 with Ashley Shook (0-1 at No. 4 and 2-7 at No. 5), 1-0 at No. 5 with Emma Calle, 0-1 at No. 5 with Kyra Petersen, and 0-3 at No. 5 with Mia Savoldelli
Partnered with Wilmes: had a couple huge wins at Alki Beach with Wilmes, including a 21-13, 17-21, 15-11 win at No. 3 over No. 8 Hawaii’s Penner/Widener in the 3-2 win, and a 22-20, 21-18 win over Oregon’s McClellan/Rothstein in another 3-2 win the next day.
Partnered with Shook: two wins over Pac-12 squads, getting a 21-19, 21-14 win over Oregon’s Siegrist/Rothstein at No. 5 on Mar. 26, and defeating Utah’s No. 5 duo of Pitzak/Jacinto on Apr. 9
Partnered with Robinson: stepped in for an injured Chloe Loreen at the No. 1 spot on Apr. 2 and had a close loss against a tough Boise State team of Martin/Tan, falling 21-18, 21-19.
Partnered with Calle: a win over Portland’s No. 5 Hawken/Jackson, 21-7, 21-12, in their only match together on Apr. 16.
Partnered with Savoldelli: teamed for the first time with Savoldelli, who joined the active roster due to injury late in the year, at the Pac-12 Championships, but were unable to earn a win.
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 team 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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INDOORS
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.
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