Although one of my primary jobs was to block the ball, I really just wanted to hit the ball as hard as I possibly could. I was the tallest player on the team, so almost by default, I played middle blocker. Eventually, I tried out for my first club team. After that first camp, I kept bugging my parents to sign me up for more volleyball camps. I was so excited, but very nervous at the same time. I was 11 years old and going to my first volleyball camp. I chose volleyball, because my third-grade teacher was really tall and had played volleyball in college. One day, I remember feeling like I had outgrown the sport and it was time to try something new.
I fell in love with tennis and played it for about five years. Although I played my fair share of instruments, I decided sports was more my niche. Growing up, my parents always told me and my brothers that we had to play sports or a musical instrument. Picked second in the Big 12 preseason poll, Baylor Volleyball will open with an exhibition match against Texas A&M at 4 p.m. After graduating last December with a degree in journalism and minor in business administration, Lauren is currently working on a master's in Journalism, Advertising and New Media. Lauren Harrison, a fifth-year senior from Stone Mountain, Ga., is a two-time All-Big 12 first-team and AVCA All-American Honorable Mention pick after earning All-ACC honors in 2019 at North Carolina. Champions' TriBUne is a special feature through Baylor Athletics that gives you the student-athlete's perspective and the chance for them to share their own story.