Saralyn Smith
Personal information
Full nameSaralyn Smith
Nationality United States
Born (1978-03-23) March 23, 1978
Key West, Florida, U.S.
HometownHuntington Beach, California, U.S.
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2009 Beth Van Fleet
Honours
Women’s beach volleyball
Representing the  United States
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Silver medal – second place 2009 Guatemala Beach
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Manzanillo Beach

Saralyn Smith (born March 23, 1978 in Key West, Florida) is a female beach volleyball player from the United States who won the silver medal at the NORCECA Circuit 2009 at Guatemala playing with Beth Van Fleet.[1][2]

She also participated in the Association of Volleyball Professionals tournaments since 2002. There she ended up in the 9th position many times.

College

Smith played basketball and volleyball at the University of Hartford. For her volleyball team she set the record for most blocks in a single game as well as career blocks per game average. She also ranks among the school career leaders in hitting percentage. In 1999 she led the America East Conference in blocks per game.[3]

Graduated from Hartford and received the Ribicoff Scholarship, an honor given to the top senior (in a class of roughly 2,000) for academic excellence, leadership, and community service. In 2001, she received a master's degree in Organizational Behavior, and has worked part-time or full-time in that field ever since.[4]

Awards

National team

References

  1. ↑ Cayman Net News. "Volleyball team moves to sixth place". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  2. ↑ USA Volleyball. "U.S. Beach Teams Capture NORCECA Gold, Silver". Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  3. ↑ AVP. "AVP – The Players – Saralyn Smith". Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  4. ↑ AVP. "AVP – The Players – Saralyn Smith". Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
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