misty may treanor

Misty May-Treanor in 2007. Personal information Full name Misty E. May-Treanor Nickname The Turtle Nationality United States Date of birth July 30, 1977 (1977-07-30) (age 31) Place of birth Los Angeles, CA, USA Home town Costa Mesa, CA, USA Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Beach volleyball information Current teammate Years Teammate Tours (points) 2001-present Kerri Walsh [show]Medal record Women's Volleyball Competitor for the United States Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Beach Volleyball Gold 2008 Beijing Beach Volleyball World Championships Gold 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach Volleyball Gold 2005 Berlin Beach Volleyball Gold 2007 Gstaad Beach Volleyball Pan American Games Bronze 1999 Winnipeg Indoor Volleyball

Misty E. May-Treanor (born July 30, 1977) is an American professional beach volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 103 career wins.[1]

May-Treanor and teammate Kerri Walsh were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time".[2] Contents [hide] 1 Early life 1.1 High School 2 College 2.1 NCAA Championship 3 Professional career 3.1 1998-2000: Early career with Holly McPeak 3.2 2001 to Beijing 2008: Dominance with partner Kerri Walsh 3.3 After Beijing 3.4 Injuries 3.5 Coaching 4 Olympics 4.1 Sydney 2000 4.2 Athens 2004 4.3 Beijing 2008 5 Personal life 6 Awards and honors 6.1 College 6.1.1 Big West Conference 6.1.2 NCAA 6.2 Professional 6.2.1 AVP 6.2.2 FIVB 6.2.3 BVA 7 Achievements 8 TV and film appearances 8.1 Dancing with the Stars Performances 9 References 10 External links //

Early life

Born Misty E. May in Los Angeles, California in 1977. She grew up playing beach volleyball at the Santa Monica Pier with her parents, Butch and Barbara. At age eight, she played her first volleyball tournament with her father. May-Treanor played other sports like soccer and tennis, as well as participating in dance.

High School

May-Treanor spent her high school years in Costa Mesa, California.[3] She attended Newport Harbor High School from 1991 through 1995. There, she helped her team win two state championships in indoor volleyball in 1992 and 1994. [4]

In 1993, May-Treanor was named the Division I All-CIF team Player of the Year.[5] In 1994, she was named by USA Today as the best girl's volleyball player in the nation.[6]

College

Misty played volleyball at California State University, Long Beach from 1995 to 1999. She graduated with a BA in kinesiology/fitness in 2002 and was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[7]

During her tenure there, she racked up numerous Big West Conference and NCAA awards and honors.

NCAA Championship

In 1998, as the starting setter, May-Treanor led the 49ers to a 36-0 record and helped them win the Division I NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. That year Long Beach State was one of three college teams