Olivia Okoro
Position: Middle Blocker
Height: 6-0
Weight: 150
Hometown/Residence: Carrollton, Texas/Carrollton, Texas
Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1993
Club Team/Coach: Dallas Skyline Juniors/Mark Flores
High School/Grad Year: Hebron High School (Carrollton, Texas)/2011
College Status: Undecided
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Helped Dallas Skyline Juniors club team qualify for USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship in the Open Division. 2008 – Helped team to a berth in the USA Junior Olympic Girls’ Volleyball Championship American Division…Named Most Improved Player on high school team…Selected All-District 6 5-A honorable mention. 2007 – Named Most Improved Player…Started playing club volleyball with Dallas Synergy.
PERSONAL: Born Olivia Nkechinyere Okoro on Aug. 18, 1993, in Dallas, Texas.… Parents are Iheanyi and Ola Okoro… Brothers are Chris (1989) and Bryan (1995) and sister is Ivuoma (1992)…Hobbies include swimming, running, cooking and volleyball… Favorite food is lasagna…Favorite book is Twilight…Favorite music is R&B with favorite musical performer as Destiny’s Child…Favorite professional team is Miami Heat and favorite athlete is Michael Jordan…Most admired person is mother Ola because “she does everything for me and puts others first, and no matter what, she’s always there for me.”…Happiest moment in life is making the U.S. Youth National Training Team.
INTERESTING STORY: “I tried out for the school volleyball team in seventh grade and was cut in the first round of cuts. That summer I did many camps. I tried out again in eighth grade and made the B Team. My freshman year in high school after participating in more camps, I tried out for the freshman team. I ended up making Junior Varsity instead. Then tried out my sophomore year and became a starting varsity player.”
