Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Kerri Walsh-Jennings is a professional beach volleyball player and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She is the longtime competitive partner of Misty May-Treanor.

Kerri Walsh-Jennings was born into an athletic family: Her father played minor league baseball, and her mother was a two-time Most Valuable Player in volleyball at Santa Clara University.

In 1999, Walsh-Jennings joined the United States National Team (indoor volleyball) and was named to the 2000 Olympic Team, which finished fourth in Sydney. She graduated from Stanford in 2001 with a degree in American studies, and a reputation as one of the best all-around volleyball players in collegiate history.

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