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Triple Threat is an honor given on WisSports.net to the top senior boys and girls three sport athletes in the state.

Name: Taylor Nier
School: Wittenberg-Birnamwood
Year: Senior 

Volleyball: Four-year lettwerwinner for coach and mother Christine Nier...CWC-8 Player of the Year as a senior...WVCA honorable mention all-state...first team all-conference sophomore through senior year...second team all-conference as a freshman...team MVP sophomore through senior year...team captain as a junior and senior...second team all-area as a junior and honorable mention all-area as a sophomore...named MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week (D3) in week 6 as a senior...UW-Oshkosh Showdown all-tournament team as a junior and senior...Merrill Invitational all-tournament team...twice named Wausau Daily Herald Athlete of the Week...named team Rookie of the Year as a freshman...two-time conference champs...two-time regional champs...finished career with 1,504 kills and 1,143 digs...committed to play volleyball at Bemidji State University. 

Basketball: Four-year letterwinner for coach Mike Balliett and the Chargers...averaging 17.6 points and 5.9 rebounds for Wittenberg-Birnamwood who is 14-1 and ranked No. 8 in the Division 4 WisSports.net Coaches Poll...second team all-CWC-8 as a junior...helped the Chargers to a Division 3 regional championship as a sophomore...scored a school-record 35 points in a 65-29 win over Manawa on January 27, 2017...received team Hustle Award as a junior...currently has 588 career points. 

Track & Field: Enters her senior year as a three-year letterwinner for coach Mike Balliett...helped the Chargers to CWC-8 conference titles in each of her first three years...as a sophomore helped the Chargers to regional and sectional titles...state qualifier in 4x800M as a freshman and sophomore...part of school-record in 4x800M as a sophomore...first team all-conference in 4x800M as a sophomore, second team as a freshman...honorable mention Long Jump as a freshman...named team Rookie of the Year. 

Favorite sport: "I like volleyball the most because I love the excitement that each play brings, and the ability to hit the ball as hard as possible."

Best Part of High School Sports: "The best part of high school sports is being with my friends year round and staying in shape. I also like the fact that younger kids get the opportunity to look up to me, and I can do my best to show them how important working hard is."

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "One of the most exciting things that has happened was when our track team won sectionals. That year we knew we had a good team, but we never thought that going into sectionals we could win the whole thing. So when we ended up taking first, that was a huge accomplishment for our team. Another huge accomplishment was when our volleyball team this year made it to sectional finals. That is the first time in school history to ever make it that far."

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "I get the chance to do all of the things I enjoy. I am not stuck just focusing my whole life on one sport." 

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "The toughest part of playing of three sports is managing my time and giving up social activities that other kids get to do."

Favorite College Team: "My favorite college team would be the men's Badger basketball team."

Toughest Individual I Competed Against: "Mariah Whalen from Newman Catholic is the toughest individual I have competed against."

Most Admired High School Teammate: "My sister, Micah Nier, would be my most admired high school teammate. Everything she did I always wanted to be just as good as her, and I looked up to her and how good of an athlete she is. Seeing her go to play college volleyball motivated me even more to work hard and play in college like her."

College plans: "I will be attending Bemidji State University to study pre-physical therapy and play volleyball team as well."

Activities Outside of Sports: "Other than sports, I enjoy to snowboard, wakeboard, go boating, or just hang out with friends."

I Find It Relaxing To: "I find it most relaxing to hang out with friends and watch Netflix."

Favorite TV show: My favorite show is The Office.

Favorite Subject: Psychology is my favorite subject.

Favorite restaurant: My favorite restaurant is Buffalo Wild Wings.

Favorite Website: Netflix.com

Other family members: My family consists of my mom, Chris; my dad, Eric; my brother, Chase; my sister, Micah; and Luca and Amber, my golden retriever dogs.

(If you'd like to nominate a senior three-sport female athlete from Wisconsin for the Triple Play Triple Threat feature, please contact Norbert Durst at norbert.durst@sportsengine.com).