Taylor Gaines Season 2025

High School: 2023 Texas UIL 5A State Runner-Up finish … Was a state semifinalist in 2022 and claimed championships at the 2024 Westwood Showcase and Glen Rose Tournament with Austin Juniors … Named Tournament MVP at both the Westwood Showcase and Glen Rose Tournament … After securing an All-District honorable mention as a freshman, she cracked the district’s first team en route to Texas Girls Coaches Association’s and Texas Sports Writers Association All-State honors as a sophomore … A 2023 AVCA Phenom watchlist member, she’s on the 2024 AVCA All-America watchlist and has surpassed 1,000 career kills … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and has a trio of Academic All-District awards … National Honor Society member.
 
Personal: Studying marketing and wants to own a salon someday … Daughter of Erin and Chris Grimes and has one brother, Caden … Father played basketball down I-35 at Texas State.