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Kerri Walsh : A Sports Related Family

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Kerri Walsh was born into a very sports related family. She was born on August 15, 1978 in Santa Clara, California. She is the second of four children. Her older brother is Marte and her two younger sisters are Kelli and KC. Her parents are the ones who had gotten her into sports. Her mom, Margery Lee, was a two time most valuable player in volleyball at Santa Clara University and her father, Tim J. Walsh, played for a minor baseball league called Boise A’s. She attended three schools through her childhood years. She went to Baymore Christian School for grade school, and then went to Archbishop Mitty High School, and for college she went to Stanford University. As a child she played baseball or tee- ball that was coached by her father. She became an all- star baseball player being the only girl in the league. Her volleyball passion began in fifth grade. When she got older, she learned from her doctor that she may only grow to the height of five feet and eight inches but as she got older it turned out that she grew up to be six feet and three inches with the nickname Six Feet of Sunshine. Her high school volleyball career was very amazing and crazy at the same time. In her sophomore year of volleyball, she met Misty May and asked her to autograph a towel for her. In her junior year she got first on the Americans honors with her high school teams. Finally in her senior year, she averaged 516 kills, 283 digs, 177 blocks, and 48 serving aces. In 1995 she was named the

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