High School: Graduated from Powdersville (S.C.) HS... Coached by Brooke Passini and Sam Bailey... Lettered four seasons in volleyball... All-Star, All-State, and team MVP as a senior... Two-time All-Region... Most Dedicated... Captain's awards and Athlete of the Week during her last season... Four-straight region championships... Three consecutive state championships... 2017 upperstate champions... Totaled 443 assists, 384 digs, 268 kills (.387 hitting percentage), 128 service aces, and 83 blocks over final two years (133 sets played)... Beta Club... National Society of Scholars... National Honor Society... Student Government Secretary... Graduated with honors.

Personal: Nickname "Liv"... Born Oct. 12, 2002 in Greenville, S.C... Daughter of Roland and Linda Knutson... Sister Sophia (14)... Business entrepreneurship major with a marketing minor... Plans after graduation: Owning her own real estate agency... Hobbies: Hiking, working out, cooking, painting, volleyball... Favorite book: Prisoner B-3087... Favorite midnight snack: Extra cheddar Goldfish... Favorite movie: "Stepbrothers"... Favorite musical artist: Luke Combs... Favorite song: "More Surprised Than Me" by Morgan Wallen... Favorite sports team: Clemson Tigers... Can't imagine a week without: Coffee... Favorite athlete: Tim Tebow... Advice to kids: "There's always a brighter side to every situation"... Favorite color: Purple... Favorite food: Corn casserole... Most famous person ever met: Derek Hough... What people don't know about her: She can pogo stick with no hands... When she was a kid, she tried to be like: Taylor Swift.