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Kelly Marie Cheng (née Claes, born September 18, 1995) is an American beach volleyball player. She and her partner Sara Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2013 U19 World Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 U21 World Championships, the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and back-to-back NCAA Championships in 2016 and 2017.
Birth date and age Height Hometown College Terese Cannon October 1, 1995 (age 29) 6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) Pittsford, New York: USC: Kelly Cheng September 18, 1995 (age 29) [27] 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Placentia, California: USC: Emily Day August 9, 1987 (age 37) 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) Torrance, California: Loyola Marymount: Lauren Fendrick
A beach volleyball match at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Beach volleyball is played on a rectangular sand court. The court is 16 m (52.5 ft) long and 8 m (26.2 ft) wide, surrounded by a clear space, which is at least 3 m (9.8 ft) wide on all sides. The minimum height clearance for beach volleyball courts is 7 m (23.0 ft).
Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss aren't your typical Team USA beach volleyball players. They have the largest height difference in U.S. Olympic history.
Beach volleyball had just become an NCAA Emerging Sport for Women at the time [16] and Hughes decided to forgo collegiate indoor volleyball as "sand was [her] real passion." [ 15 ] Hughes joined the Trojans in the 2013–14 season, partnering with Kirby Burnham as the top-flight pair throughout her freshman year.
Nuss was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana to Audrey and George. She is the youngest of four children, with older brothers Pete, Jeffrey, and Jordan. Nuss was a multi-sport athlete throughout high school, leading Mount Carmel Academy to three indoor volleyball and two basketball state titles, [2] though beach volleyball was the sport she enjoyed most. [1]