1. Holly McPeak was born on May 15,1969 and is an American retired indoor and beach volleyball player.
31 Facts About Holly McPeak
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Holly McPeak is ranked third in titles won and second in career earnings for female professional beach volleyball players.
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Holly McPeak won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with partner Elaine Youngs.
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Holly McPeak was a three-time All-Ocean League and All-Southern Section setter at Mira Costa.
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Holly McPeak chose to attend college at UC Berkeley for its academic excellence.
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At Cal, Holly McPeak was named Pacific 10 Conference freshman of the year in 1987.
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Holly McPeak always plays to win, whether its a drill, a scrimmage or a game.
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Holly McPeak could continue her studies at Berkeley under scholarship, but she was not allowed to practice or play for the volleyball team.
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Holly McPeak spoke with UCLA head coach Andy Banachowski, who noted she was in a special circumstance as her scholarship school had banned her from further participation.
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Against Stanford Holly McPeak broke a UCLA record with 97 assists.
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Everybody seemed to play at a quicker pace when Holly McPeak was in there.
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Holly McPeak was selected first team All-Pac-10 and first team All-Tournament.
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Holly McPeak had amassed the single season assist record of 2,192 assists, to go along with her single match assist mark of 97 assists.
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Soon thereafter Holly McPeak became intensely involved in professional beach volleyball.
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Holly McPeak continued her studies at UCLA, graduating in 1995 with a degree in English.
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Holly McPeak grew up at Marine street, and followed local beach doubles teams such as Jim Menges and Matt Gage, Mike Dodd and Tim Hovland, and later players like Karch Kiraly and Sinjin Smith.
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Holly McPeak was named the WPVA's Rookie of the Year in 1991, but it was not until 1993 at the Phoenix Open that she would win her first tournament.
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Holly McPeak returned for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, teaming with Misty May in May's first Olympic competition.
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics Holly McPeak teamed with Elaine Youngs.
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Holly McPeak initially retired after the 2008 AVP season, but decided to come out of retirement when asked by Kerri Walsh to team with her after Misty May-Treanor suffered a tendon injury.
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Holly McPeak played her final match with partner Kerri Walsh, retiring for good on May 6,2009, one week shy of her 40th birthday.
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Holly McPeak ranked in the top 10 six times on the AVP Tour and seven times on the FIVB Tour.
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Holly McPeak was seven times voted the best defensive player in beach volleyball, and won titles with seven different partners.
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Holly McPeak was the first woman to break one million dollars in earnings.
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Holly McPeak is one of just five women worldwide to have competed in the first three Olympics in beach volleyball.
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Holly McPeak preferred the larger courts of the earlier years, where player height was at less of a premium.
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Holly McPeak was noted for hard work and for her intense off-court training regimen.
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Holly McPeak had a long career, scoring at least one career victory in every year she played from 1993 to 2004, with the exception of 1998 when there was no women's domestic tour.
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In 2014, Holly McPeak served as a sand volleyball game analyst for Pac-12 Network.
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Holly McPeak is married to former AVP commissioner Leonard Armato and they have 3 sons.
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On October 30,2009, Holly McPeak was inducted into the Volleyball Hall of Fame.