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So Far From Done: Beach Volleyball's Kerri Walsh
At Stanford, Kerri Walsh, ’00, won two national volleyball titles with the Cardinal and was a four-time first-team All-American. She played on Team USA’s indoor team in 2000, where they placed fourth. After, she made the switch to sand, winning Olympic gold in 2004 and 2008 with Misty May-Treanor. Now Walsh, perhaps the most famous current Stanford Olympian, takes to the beach with two new, very important fans behind her—her sons, born in 2009 and 2010.
Here are some excerpts from our interview with Walsh:
You’re sponsored by Pampers now, which makes sense for the mother of two young children. How’s life as an Olympian different now that you are a mom?
I have realized that I need a lot more help: It takes a village. Our boys are really reasonable and they travel the world like champs. My husband is also an amazing husband and father. This helps immensely to keep our family close. I want to teach my kids to chase their dreams, and they can learn so much by being vulnerable and challenging themselves. Being a mother was my
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The most decorated and famous beach volleyball player in the sport’s history may conjure up images of Southern California beaches, but Kerri Walsh Jennings’ roots are firmly planted in the Bay Area. When she was in high school, her family moved from Scott’s Valley to San Jose, and she attended Archbishop Mitty High, where she played basketball and indoor volleyball. The daughter of two athletes – Tim played minor league baseball with the A’s, and Margie played volleyball at Santa Clara – Walsh was a star in high school, leading Mitty volleyball to three state championships, the basketball team to another, and was named the Gatorade High School Volleyball player of the year. She received a scholarship to Stanford and helped the Cardinal to three NCAA Championship Games, winning the title in 1996 and 1997. She was named the co-National Player of the Year in 1999. After graduating in 2000, she made the Olympic volleyball team, which finished fourth in Sydney. By then, beach volleyball was a popular Olympic sport, having been introduced in Atlanta in 1996. After the
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Kerri Walsh Jennings
American professional beach volleyball player
Kerri Lee Walsh Jennings (born August 15, 1978) is an American professional beach volleyball player, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and a one-time Olympic bronze medalist.[1] She is the beach volleyball leader in career victories as of 2016 having won 135 international and domestic tournaments.[2]
Walsh Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. They also won the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. The pair set various records throughout their partnership, including a win streak of 112 consecutive matches (19 consecutive tournament titles) in 2007–2008, breaking their own previous record of 89 consecutive match wins.[3] They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time."[4][5][3][6]
Early years
Walsh was born in Santa Clara, California, the daughter of Margery Lee (née Formico, Italian American
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