2021 USC Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Bakos, Olivia

Jersey Number 21
Olivia Bakos
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mira Costa HS
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Bio
CAREER
Bakos was a four-year beach volleyball letterwinner at Mira Costa HS under head coaches Eric Fonoimoana and Nancy Mason… Volleyball Magazine Fab 30 selection… helped MCHS to four IBVL and California State championships… won AAU National Championships in 2016 and 2018… won the Cal Cup title three times (2015, ’18, ’19)… four-time honor roll and academic scholar at MCHS… played six years with Elite Beach Volleyball Club under head coaches Eric Fonoimoana, Holly McPeak, and Barbara Fontana.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bakos is a four-year member of the USA High Performance National Team as part of the U15, U17, and U19 programs… helped Team USA win the 2016 and 2019 High Performance National Championship and placed second (2018) and third (2017) in her other two years.
PERSONAL
Olivia Rose Bakos was born on June 23, 2002, in Torrance, Calif.… parents are Lee and Mike Bakos… has a brother named Mick… mother played volleyball as a setter at Pepperdine (1984-87)… lists five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant as her sports inspiration… enjoys baking and playing the ukulele in her spare time… aspires to own her own business… majored in communication at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
- 2022-24 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 24-16 overall record
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Went 5-2 overall, primarily paired with Ainsley Radell
- Went 2-2 with Ainsley Radell in dual matches at the No. 5 position
- Went 2-0 with Molly Phillips
- Went 1-0 with Gabby Walker
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Went 16-13 overall
- Went 2-2 in the NCAA Tournament with Gabby Walker (wins against Georgia State and TCU)
- Went 10-8 in dual matches at the No. 4 position (8-5 with Gabby Walker; 2-3 with Bailey Showalter)
- Went 6-4 in dual matches at the No. 5 position (5-4 with Gabby Walker; 1-0 with Bailey Showalter)
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Did not see action in her second season
- Went 3-1 in non-scoring exhibition matches
Bakos was a four-year beach volleyball letterwinner at Mira Costa HS under head coaches Eric Fonoimoana and Nancy Mason… Volleyball Magazine Fab 30 selection… helped MCHS to four IBVL and California State championships… won AAU National Championships in 2016 and 2018… won the Cal Cup title three times (2015, ’18, ’19)… four-time honor roll and academic scholar at MCHS… played six years with Elite Beach Volleyball Club under head coaches Eric Fonoimoana, Holly McPeak, and Barbara Fontana.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bakos is a four-year member of the USA High Performance National Team as part of the U15, U17, and U19 programs… helped Team USA win the 2016 and 2019 High Performance National Championship and placed second (2018) and third (2017) in her other two years.
PERSONAL
Olivia Rose Bakos was born on June 23, 2002, in Torrance, Calif.… parents are Lee and Mike Bakos… has a brother named Mick… mother played volleyball as a setter at Pepperdine (1984-87)… lists five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant as her sports inspiration… enjoys baking and playing the ukulele in her spare time… aspires to own her own business… majored in communication at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
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