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Taryn Kloth: Creighton’s First Female Olympian

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Is this a dream? Creighton alumnae Taryn Kloth squeezes her arm with her thumb and index finger as she smiles while sitting inside her Louisiana apartment one morning earlier this spring.

The beach volleyball star will officially become the first-ever female Creighton graduate to participate in the Olympic Games when she competes in Paris later this month.

And it's no accident. Kloth's path to this milestone moment is defined by her fearlessness and her dedication — she set a goal and relentlessly pursued it. She knows this.

But there are instances, still, when Kloth admittedly has trouble wrapping her mind around it all.