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Ty Laporte

GET TO KNOW: Ty Laporte

8/26/2015 | Volleyball

Aug. 26, 2015

As summer winds down and fall camp is underway in preparation for the 2015 season, OleMissSports.com is giving Ole Miss fans a look at the players who will make up the 2015 team, beginning with the newcomers and concluding with the seniors.

Ty Laporte
Sr., Middle Blocker
Irmo, South Carolina (Dutch Fork)
Major: Integrated Marketing Communications

1. Who is your role model?
My sister

2. Favorite sports to watch?
Football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, the jumps in track and field

3. Did you play other sports in high school as well as volleyball?
Did track and played basketball and club soccer

4. Are you scared of anything, if so what?
Heights and spiders

5. Best thing about Ole Miss?
School spirit

6. Everyone has that one song on their iPod that they would be embarrassed to share. What is yours?
Madagascar â€" I like to Move it

7. If they did a movie about your life, who would play you?
Kerry Washington

8. Three words that describe you on the court?
Aggressive, competitive, passionate

9. Do you have any pets?
A blue nose pit bull named Rosco

10. Plans after graduation?
Branding, Brand Management

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