misty may treanor win, 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" 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. She attended primary school at Brightwood Elementary School in Monterey Park. May-Treanor spent her high school years in Costa Mesa, California 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 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. 1998-2000: Early career with Holly McPeak Misty May-Treanor played her first professional match on the AVP tour in May 1999,[11] while still a college senior. After graduation from Long Beach State, May-Treanor joined the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team in the summer of 1999, only to quit soon after because "volleyball was not fun anymore".[12] Instead, she chose to pursue a beach volleyball career and teamed with Holly McPeak, a skilled beach player looking to win a medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics after a disappointing 5th in 1996 with partner Nancy Reno. The pair played their first tournament together on the FIVB tour in Salvador, Brazil in November 1999. Seeded 22nd, McPeak/May-Treanor finished 9th.[13] Nearly a year behind in the Olympic qualification process, May-Treanor/McPeak found quick success in international as well as domestic play in the 2000 season. They won their first tournament together in April at a USAV event, followed by two wins on the FIVB tour, and one on the now-defunct BVA.[14] With three FIVB tournament wins and no finishes lower than 5th, the pair qualified for one of two US Olympic berths, paving their way to the Sydney Games. The duo, however, managed only a 5th place finish at Sydney. [edit]2001 to Beijing 2008: Dominance with partner Kerri Walsh After completing the 2000 season with McPeak, May-Treanor teamed up with Kerri Walsh. For two years, the pair avoided playing on the AVP tour, which had recently emerged from bankruptcy. Instead, the duo played on the international FIVB tour.[15] They were the FIVB tour champions in 2002. In 2003, May-Treanor and Walsh signed with the AVP. They received "Team of the Year" honors after having an undefeated season, going 39-0 in match victories with eight tournament wins. Since teaming up, May-Treanor and Walsh have dominated both the AVP and FIVB beach volleyball tours. Before the start of the 2008 Olympics, they were riding a win streak of 101 matches and 18 tournaments that began in June 2007. [16] [edit]After Beijing Following their gold medal victory at the Beijing Olympics, May-Treanor and Walsh returned to the 2008 AVP Tour. Their win streak of 112 matches was broken with an upset victory by fellow 2008 Olympians Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs at the AVP Shootout in Cincinnati, Ohio.[17] May-Treanor and Walsh lost again on September 7, falling to April Ross and Jennifer Boss in the semifinals of an AVP tournament in Santa Barbara, California, marking the first time since April 2007 that the duo missed reaching an AVP tour final.[18] [edit]Injuries For five years – two during college and three during her pro career – May-Treanor suffered a torn PCL that nearly led her to quit volleyball. With encouragement from her father, however, she continued playing. She actually managed to be even stronger after the recovery from the PCL reconstruction surgery.[19] and after surgery in September 2002, has managed a complete recovery.[15] In October 2008 May-Treanor had to prematurely exit the show Dancing with the Stars when she ruptured her achilles tendon during practice. The injury is not expected to affect her volleyball career because she was already planning to take time off.[20] [edit]Coaching Since 2001, May-Treanor has worked as an assistant women's volleyball coach at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California.[21] She is currently a coaching staff member of the website "sportskool", where she demonstrates the proper way to block, attack, serve, and play defense in an online video.[22] [edit]Olympics [edit]Sydney 2000 May finished in fifth place with her partner Holly McPeak the 2000 Sydney Olympics. May's abdominal strain likely kept the duo from winning a medal.[23] [edit]Athens 2004 The team of Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by defeating the Brazilian team in the finals. In the semi-final, May and Walsh beat Holly McPeak and her partner Elaine Youngs, who went on to win the bronze medal. May and Walsh did not lose a single game in their seven matches at the 2004 Olympics. [edit]Beijing 2008 Then-U.S. President George W. Bush visits May-Treanor (left) and Walsh (right) at the 2008 Olympics. On August 21, May-Treanor and Walsh repeated as Olympic gold medalists, defeating the first-seeded Chinese team in two games.[24] They are the only beach volleyball team to repeat as gold medalists. May-Treanor was named the Most Outstanding Player for the women’s competition.[25] [edit]Personal life May-Treanor is the daughter of Bob "Butch" May, a member of the 1968 US volleyball team and prominent beach volleyball player, and Barbara May, a nationally-ranked tennis player who later transitioned to beach volleyball. Barbara died of cancer in 2002. A prominent tattoo on Misty's shoulder, an angel with the initials "B.M.", is a reminder of her mother. She has a tattoo on her right wrist.The tattoo is a tattoo of a flower. She also has a tattoo of a roman numeral five on her lower back, representing friendship with NBA star Jason Kidd, since he wears number 5. She has reported that she has her grandmother initials on her arm, as a tribute to her.[26][27] She has two brothers, Brack and Scott, and her first cousin is tennis player Taylor Dent.[28] In January 2004, she began dating Detroit Tigers baseball player Matt Treanor and the two were engaged in March 2004.[29] They wed in November 2004.[30] They have two dogs, boxers named Gruden and Boogie.[31] May-Treanor has publicly stated that she intends to start a family, but the prospect of her return is unclear.[32] May-Treanor shares a third tattoo with her husband that is of a M-squared.[33] May-Treanor is listed as currently residing in Coral Springs, Florida[30] though she and her husband also own a home in Long Beach, California.[34] She is a fan of and childhood friends with basketball star Jason Kidd, who was in the stands when May-Treanor and Walsh defended their gold medal in Beijing. She guest-starred on an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place as herself in the episode "Art Teacher."
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