From the Tarheels of UNC 👣 to the the Tivoli Gardens ⛲️ of Denmark 🇩🇰 and then from Auburn, Alabama 🐅 to Aulnay, France 🇫🇷…and beyond 💫
This player’s journey has included:
4️⃣ continents
5️⃣ residency athletes
6️⃣ seasons in France
1️⃣1️⃣ 🇺🇸 jersey #
1️⃣3️⃣ years of playing 🤾♀️
🟰our team captain, Julia Taylor‼️
From first playing a gym class version of the sport with dodgeballs ☄️, Julia Taylor’s handball journey grew to competing in college at UNC 👣 , growing her skills in Denmark 🇩🇰, to be accepted as one of the original five USATH women handball athletes in the residency program at Auburn University 🐅. Whew!
And just when you’d thought she’d reached her pinnacle as an American handball player, she pursued and earned a professional contract to play in Aulnay, France 🇫🇷 just outside of Paris🗼. Julia went on to play 6️⃣ seasons in France with ✌️ different clubs…and to become fluent in French.
In 2019, Julia accomplished the goal she had been pursuing since sh...
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