Tara Cross-Battle | |||
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Full name | Tara Lavell Cross-Battle | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Born | September 16, 1968 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (age 55)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 13 | ||
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Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968, in Houston, Texas) [1] is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992. [2] Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [3] Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [2]
While representing the United States, Cross-Battle won a bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and a silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany. [2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan. [4]
For her career achievements in volleyball, Cross-Battle was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2014. [4]
Cross-Battle played NCAA women's volleyball for Long Beach State University, where she led her team to the 1989 NCAA Championship title. [3] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989. [5] In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. [4] [3] She set the NCAA record for career kills with 2,767, and was a four-time All-American. [4] [5]
In 1995, Cross-Battle was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame. [6]
Cross-Battle is currently coaching at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club. [4] She has also worked with the Texas Tornados Volleyball Club and the Texas Pride Volleyball Club. [2] [7]
Tara Cross-Battle | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Tara Lavell Cross-Battle | ||
Nationality | American | ||
Born | September 16, 1968 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (age 55)||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||
Volleyball information | |||
Position | Outside hitter | ||
Number | 13 | ||
National team | |||
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Medal record |
Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968, in Houston, Texas) [1] is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992. [2] Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. [3] Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. [2]
While representing the United States, Cross-Battle won a bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and a silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany. [2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan. [4]
For her career achievements in volleyball, Cross-Battle was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2014. [4]
Cross-Battle played NCAA women's volleyball for Long Beach State University, where she led her team to the 1989 NCAA Championship title. [3] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989. [5] In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player. [4] [3] She set the NCAA record for career kills with 2,767, and was a four-time All-American. [4] [5]
In 1995, Cross-Battle was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame. [6]
Cross-Battle is currently coaching at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club. [4] She has also worked with the Texas Tornados Volleyball Club and the Texas Pride Volleyball Club. [2] [7]