Career Summary
Coco Tauali'i Bond held down the defense from third base for her career. She is tied for 10th on the all-time reached base streak record at BYU with 23. She also had a part in one of the two triple plays in BYU history. Bond received conference academic honors in each of her four seasons as a Cougar. In 2015, she was named to the All-West Coast Conference Second Team. She finished her career with a .242 batting average, 118 hits, 93 RBI and 22 home runs. Bond helped lead BYU to a conference championship and NCAA Regionals in all four years of her career.
Personal
- Daughter of Kevin and Gina
- Born in Torrance, California
- Her real name is Coryn, but goes by "Coco"
- Has three sisters
- Her oldest sister, AJ, played for the University of Hawai'i softball team and played in the 2010 Women's College World Series
- Another sister, Brooke, played for the BYU women's volleyball team from 2007-2010
- Enjoys the beach, laughing and hanging out with her friends
- Majoring in exercise and wellness
- Her sports hero is Chone Figgins, who plays for the Seattle Mariners
- Also recruited by Florida State, Missouri, Penn State, Washington and Oregon State
Before BYU
- Prepped at North High School
- Earned the Sportsmanship Award her freshman year
- Named Best Defensive Player in 2010 and 2012
- Named 2011 MVP and Team Co-Captain
- Team Captain and Athlete of the Year in 2012
- Made the Pioneer All-League Team all four years of high school
- Named All CIF-SS Div 3 First Team in 2010-11
- Was on the South Bay Athletic Club All-Area Team 2010-12
- Named the CIFSS Ford Academic Female Student Athlete of the Year
- Also part of the Best Buddies Club 2009-11, Polynesian Cultural Club 2009-12, Multicultural Dance Production Participant 2009-12 and Class Competition Participant 2009-12
- Was on the Principals Honor Roll all four years
- Coached by Howard Miller
- Played club with Victory USA, the So Cal Choppers and the Orange County Batbusters