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Colgate University Athletics

2025 Volleyball Roster

Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson
Olivia Hokanson

22 Milan Bayless

22 Milan Bayless

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Previous Team:
    Cathedral Catholic
  • Hometown:
    San Diego, Calif.
  • Major:
    Educational Studies

Summary

Biography

Awards/Honors
  • Patriot League Player of the Year – 2024
  • AVCA All-American Honorable Mention – 2024
  • AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention – 2024
  • All-Patriot League First Team – 2024
  • 3x Patriot League Player of the Week
2024 (Sophomore)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 30/105/28
  • Led Colgate to fourth straight conference championship
  • Patriot League Player of the Week – Sept. 24, 2024
  • Finished second in the Patriot League with 391 points and tied-second with 340 kills on the season
  • Concluded the season fourth in the league in kills per set and fifth in points per set with 3.24 and 3.72, respectively
  • Career-high 25 kills and 27.5 points in a match at American (10/26)
  • Added a career-best 16 digs in a match at Army West Point (10/06)
  • Posted double-digit kills in all but nine matches on the season
  • Had a career-high .500 hitting percentage in three matches 
  • Opened the season with 18 kills along with a .295 hitting clip at Duke (8/30)
  • Led the team with 10 kills and a .292 hitting percentage against then-ranked No. 13 Kansas (9/1)
2023 (First Year)
Matches/Sets/Starts: 28/78/14
  • Stellar first-year campaign appearing in 28 matches with 14 starting assignments
  • Led the team in kills per set (2.56) and ranked third on the team in kills (200)
  • Also tallied 35 block assists during first-year campaign
  • One-time PL Rookie of the Week and PL Player of the Week honoree
  • Posted double-digit kills in eight matches, including both PL tournament bouts to help Colgate secure its third straight conference title
  • Totaled a season-high 15 kills against James Madison (9/1)
  • Added season-best 10 digs against Lafayette (11/11)
  • Named PL Player of the Week (11/7) after helping Colgate reverse sweep Navy with a team-high 14 kills to go with six digs and five block assists (11/3)

Before Colgate
Two-year varsity letterwinner as an outside hitter at Cathedral Classic…garnered All-CIF Second Team and All-Western League First Team honors as a senior…helped lead her team to the Western League, San Diego Section CIF Open Division, CIF Regional Southern Section Open Division, and CIF Open Division State championships in 2022…named to the 2022 Durango Fall Classic All-Tournament Team…competed on the club circuit for Coast Volleyball Club of the Southern California Volleyball Association…two-time Scholar-Athlete and member of Quill & Scroll Honors Society and the Black Student Union.

Personal
Born: Milan Marciana Bayless in San Diego, Calif.
Family: Daughter of Theresa and Michael Frazier…has two brothers Jovan and Quentin.

Milan on choosing Colgate: "When I first visited Colgate, I've never been to a place where I've felt more welcomed. With the amazing program built by the coaches, players, and the top-tier athletics program, I know I'll have a promising future in volleyball and wherever my career path takes me."
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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2023First Year

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2024Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    22
  • 22

    2025Junior

    Outside Hitter
    5'11"
    22