Kayla Banwarth

Kayla Banwarth
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1989-01-21) January 21, 1989
Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Hometown Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg)
Spike 116 in (295 cm)
Block 111 in (283 cm)
College(s) University of Nebraska
Volleyball information
Position Libero
National team
2011–2016United States
Medal record
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2014 ItalyTeam
World Cup
2015 JapanTeam
FIVB World Grand Prix
2015 OmahaTeam
2016 BangkokTeam
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraTeam

Kayla Banwarth (born January 21, 1989) is an American ex-indoor volleyball player, a former member of the United States women's national volleyball team, a participant of the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] bronze medalist of the 2016 Olympic Games, 2015 World Cup, and a gold medalist of the 2014 World Championship.

Career

She played college volleyball at University of Nebraska.[2]

Banwarth was part of the USA national team that won the 2014 World Championship gold medal when the team defeated China 3–1 in the final match.[3][4]
Banwarth retired after the 2016 Rio Olympics and took on a coaching role at her former college, the University of Nebraska, helping the women's volleyball team.

Awards

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nptelegraph.com/sports/husker_sports/three-former-huskers-named-to-u-s-olympic-women-s/article_f3c2eb62-4866-11e6-a25b-17abe65f5964.html
  2. ↑ http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=1149607
  3. ↑ Benedetti, Valeria (2014-10-12). "Volley, Mondiale: Usa batte Cina 3-1". La Gazzetta dello sport (in Italian). Milan, Italy. Retrieved 2014-10-12.
  4. ↑ "USA win first World Championship title, China and Brazil complete the podium". Milan, Italy: FIVB. 2014-05-11. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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