Lauren Fendrick

Lauren Fendrick
Personal information
Born (1982-03-20) March 20, 1982
San Diego, California
Hometown Carlsbad, California
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
College(s) UCLA
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2014- Brooke Sweat
Previous teammates
Years Teammate
2013
2010-12
2008-10		 Brittany Hochevar
Brooke Niles
Ashley Ivy

Lauren Fendrick (Born March 20, 1982) is an American beach volleyball player.

Personal life and education

Fendrick was born March 20, 1982 in San Diego, California.[1] She grew-up in Carlsbad, California.[2] From a young age she showed an interest in sports, competing in basketball, tennis, volleyball, and softball.[3]

Fendrick attended UCLA and graduated with magna cum laude with a degree in communication studies.[1] She then went on to study law at University of Southern California graduating in 2010. Fendrick passed the bar,[1] but as of 2016 does not practice law.[3] She married volleyball coach Andrew Fuller in February 2013.[1][3]

Volleyball career

Fendrick played indoor volleyball at UCLA from 1999-2002 where she led the team in kills her last two seasons. During her time playing for UCLA, Fendrick was honored as a 2002 U.S. Volleyball Association (USVBA) All-American.[4]

Following her time at UCLA, Fendrick joined the AVP tour as a beach volleyball player.[4] In 2014 she teamed with Brooke Sweat. The pair qualified with the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Team to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Sweat and Fendrick qualified as the second team for the United States, ranked below Kerri Walsh-Jennings and her partner April Ross, by ranking as one of the top seventeen teams in the world.[2] At the Olympics, Fendrick and Sweat finished in last place for Pool A, eliminating them from the tournament.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lauren Fendrick Volleyball". Team USA. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 Soffian, Seth (10 June 2016). "Pride for Southwest Florida Olympian Brooke Sweat". news-press.com. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Waltemeyer, Carrie. "Who is... Lauren Fendrick". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Alum Fendrick to Compete in Olympics". UCLA Bruins. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Scott, Nate (2016-08-11). "U.S. women's beach volleyball team eliminated from Rio tournament". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-08-12.

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