Lauren Carlini: Setting The Standard

Timeline: Lauren Carlini's Volleyball Career

Timeline: Lauren Carlini's Volleyball Career

From the moment Lauren Carlini picked up a volleyball for the first time in kindergarten, her career has been full of accolades, record-breaking performances, and incredible achievements. Here are some of the highlights of her career so far.

Jul 3, 2017 by Megan Kaplon
Timeline: Lauren Carlini's Volleyball Career
From the moment Lauren Carlini picked up a volleyball for the first time in kindergarten, her career has been full of accolades, record-breaking performances, and incredible achievements. As the top recruit in her graduating class, Carlini became a four-time All-American setter at Wisconsin and made an appearance in the NCAA championship match.

Here are some of the highlights so far of a career that is far from over.

Want to learn more about one of the best setters ever to compete at the college level? Watch FloVolleyball's newest FloFilm "Lauren Carlini: Setting the Standard," which premieres July 5, 2017.

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2000: Started playing volleyball as a kindergartener.

2007: Gave up softball in seventh grade to focus on volleyball full time.

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March 2010: Made verbal commitment to Wisconsin

May 2010: Made preliminary U.S. girls' youth national team roster for Youth Olympics

August 2011: Competed with U.S. girls' youth national team at Youth World Championship in Turkey

November 2012: Named Chicago Sun Times Player of the Year

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December 2012: Kelly Sheffield hired to replace Pete Waite as Wisconsin head coach

December 2012: Won National Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year Award

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June 2013: Won AAU 18 Open National Championship with Mizuno Sports Performance team, earning MVP and her fourth AAU All-American honor

August 2013: Played in first college match (a 3-2 victory over Northern Iowa in which she racked up 52 assists and six kills)

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December 2013: Led Wisconsin to NCAA championship match, finishing runner-up and earning second-team All-American honors and Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

June 2014: Spent three weeks training with U.S. national team

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December 2014: Badgers lost to Penn State in the NCAA Regional Final; Carlini earned first-team All-American, Big Ten Player of the Year, and Big Ten Setter of the Year honors

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December 2015: Wisconsin lost in the NCAA Regional Semis to Florida; Carlini earned first-team All-American and Big Ten Setter of the Year honors

July 2016: Made first senior national team appearance, winning bronze medal with Team USA at NORCECA Pan-Am Cup

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September 2016: Broke school record for career double-doubles with 54 assists and 11 digs in a 3-2 upset of Texas

October 2016: Surpassed the 5,000 career assists mark in match versus Rutgers

October 2016: Wisconsin earned first-ever national No. 1 ranking

April 2017: Won AAU Sullivan Award

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April 2017: Received Big Ten Conference Medal of Honor

May 2017: Graduated from Wisconsin

May 2017: Signed pro deal with Savino Del Bene Volley in Italy

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June 2017: Won gold medal at the NORCECA Pan American Cup with Team USA

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July 2017: Starred in FloVolleyball film "Lauren Carlini: Setting The Standard"