Misty May-Treanor Bio

Misty May-Treanor

Misty May-Treanor Bio

 

May grew up in California and played indoor volleyball at California State University, Long Beach, where she led her team to the 1998 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) title in her senior year. She then played for the U.S. national indoor team at the Pan Am Games, after which she decided to try her hand at beach volleyball instead. She teamed with Holly McPeak at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, finishing fifth after losing in the quarterfinals.

May-Treanor first competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished fifth with partner Holly McPeak. Looking for better results in future Games, May-Treanor sought out a new partner, someone she had competed against as far back as high school. Both Walsh and May-Treanor grew up playing volleyball in California, and volleyball’s tight-knit community kept the two familiar with each other’s journey through the sport.

Since retiring, May-Treanor has stayed relatively out of the spotlight. The three-time gold medalist is a mother of three and went back to school in pursuit of a master’s degree. She also picked up a couple gigs in college volleyball — including acting as the Director of Volleyball Operations at her alma mater, Long Beach College. Most recently, she joined the broadcast team on the AVP Beach Volleyball Tour.

May-Treanor was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016. Her memoir, Misty: Digging Deep in Volleyball and Life (cowritten with Jill Lieber Steeg), was published in 2010.

[table id=1520 /]

Similar Posts

  • James George

    James George Guy is an English competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle and butterfly. Guy has won gold medals representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games, the World and European Championships, and England in the Commonwealth Games. Guy won his first major medal at the 2012 European Junior Championships in Antwerp where he finished in…

  • Athing Mu

    Athing Mu Track is a famous Middle-Distance Runner athlete. She started her professional career as a track and field athlete. she is one who broke the American women’s record at the 600-meter event at the 2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 1:23.57. She is also one who completes February 6,…

  • Ariarne Titmus

    Ariarne Titmus is an Australian swimmer and the reigning Olympic champion in the women’s 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle. She currently represents the Cali Condors, which is part of the International Swimming League. Titmus finished 17th after the heats in the 200M free, failing to make the semifinals, with a time of 1:58.79. Titmus then finished…

  • |

    Annika Sörenstam

    Annika Sörenstam, Swedish-born American golfer who was one of the most successful golfers in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). Sörenstam began playing golf at age 12, and she was a member of the Swedish national team from 1987 to 1992. She attended the University of Arizona, where she won a National…

  • Nadia Comaneci

    Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner, known professionally as Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast who is best known to become the first woman to score a perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event in 1976, at the early age of 14. She began her gymnastic journey and was discovered at the age of 6 by gymnastics…

  • Eilidh McIntyre

    Eilidh McIntyre is a British sailor, who won the gold medal alongside Hannah Mills in the 470 event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won the 2019 470 World Championships, and came second at the 2017 470 World Championships. It is a debut Olympic medal for McIntyre. She teamed up with Hannah Mills to triumph…