de Janeiro, Brazil)… Claimed five gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in eight tournaments…Finished the season ranked 3rd… Earned $126,000 for her tournament appearances. 2002 – Won the FIVB Tour…Netted five gold medals, three silver medals in a bronze medal in 11 events…Finished the season ranked 1st…Received $97,570 in prize money. 2001 – Played in nine tournaments winning one gold, three silver and one bronze medal…Finished the season ranked 7th overall… Earned $60,500 in prize money. DOMESTIC HIGHLIGHTS: 2012 – Finished second at AVP events in Cincinnati and Santa Barbara with Nicole Branagh. 2011 – Paired with Jessica Gysin for the NVL Miami Beach Open, and finished in ninth place. 2010 – After a summer maternity leave, Walsh Jennings announced that she would compete on the AVP Tour with Brooke Hanson. However the AVP ceased operations on Aug. 13. The two did compete together at the "Cincinnati Pro Beach Volleyball Players Championship", where they finished seventh. 2009 – Walsh Jennings returned from her maternity break to pair with Rachel Wacholder, who had also been on maternity leave, for the AVP event in Hermosa Beach (8/6-8). The team finished fifth. They went on to compete in three more events together with their best finish a third in San Francisco (8/14-16). Walsh joined Holly McPeak for the AVP tourney in Chicago, where the team placed fifth. Walsh Jennings and her partners won a total of $25,465 for the season. 2008 – Walsh Jennings and May-Treanor played in a total of 14 AVP tournaments, winning 12 and taking one second and one third. They won a total of $182,750... Walsh Jennings and MayTreanor’s total match win streak came to an end at 112 matches at the AVP Crocs Cup Shootout Cincinnati held Aug. 29-31. Misty and Kerri were defeated in the finals by fellow Olympians, Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh. The loss also snapped the gold medalists' streak of 19 straight tournament championships. Until then, Misty and Kerri had not lost a domestic volleyball match since Aug. 16-19, 2007 in Boston when they lost in the AVP final to Branagh and Youngs... Misty and Kerri won the first three AVP events they played in before Kerri reinjured her shoulder the weekend of May 2. They came back the weekend of May 24 to win the AVP event in Louisville, Ky. ... They won a total of 12 AVP events in 2008, with one second and one third. They won a total of $182,750... At the AVP event in Chicago on Aug. 10-13, Misty won her 100th career tournament title in 153 events, the fastest beach volleyball player to reach that milestone. She is the first female beach volleyball player to win 100 tourneys and the fifth player overall. Going into Beijing she has 102 tournament victories. 2007 – Played in 15 AVP events… Won gold at 13, silver at one and bronze at one… Won $162,250 and finished season ranked first. 2006 – Played in 16 AVP events with 13 first-place finishes and three second-places… Won $236,650 and finished season ranked 1st. 2005 – Played in 14 AVP tournaments, winning 11 and finishing second three times… Won $183,250 and finished season ranked 1st. 2004 – Played in 11 AVP tournaments with seven first-place finishes, three seconds and one third… Won $90,862.50 and finished season ranked 1st. 2003 – Won eight out of eight AVP tournaments… Claimed $71,550.00 and finished season ranked 1st. 2001 – Won one out of two Beach Volleyball America tournaments… Won $4,375. OTHER VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2000 – Played in her first Olympic Games with the U.S. Women’s National Team (indoor). The U.S. Women finished fourth. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 1999 – NCAA First Team All-American. 1998 – NCAA First Team All-American. 1997 – Led Stanford University to the national championship… NCAA First Team All-American.1996 – Led Stanford University to the national championship… NCAA First Team All-American.
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PERSONAL: Born Kerri Lee Walsh in 1978, in Santa Clara, Calif. ... Daughter of Tim and Margie Walsh… Tim played minor league baseball with the Oakland A’s organization and also played semi-pro basketball… Margie was a volleyball MVP at Santa Clara… Has an older brother, Marte, two younger sisters, Kelli and KC… Marte played basketball at Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, while Kelli played volleyball at Santa Clara. KC was a setter at Oregon State… Walsh married Casey Jennings, a top U.S. men’s beach volleyball player, in 2005… FIVB Gave birth to the couple’s first child, a boy named Joseph Michael Jennings, in May of 2009… Gave birth to the couple's second child, a boy named Sundance Thomas, in May of 2010... On Sept. 24, 2012, Walsh announced she was pregnant again and had been pregnant throughout the Olympic Games in London... Graduated from Stanford University in 2001 with a degree in American studies… Graduated from Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) in 1996…. When she was a sophomore in high school, asked Misty May for her autograph… In 2009, Walsh Jennings and partner Misty May-Treanor competed against NBA player Shaquille O’Neal and Todd Rogers for the “reality” television program “Shaq vs.”… Kerri has also worked as a commentator for NBC… Kerri founded the Chase the Stars Foundation in 2004 "to support the notion that every child should have the opportunity to chase their dream." The organization supports programs that "improve the well-being, health, and quality of children's lives.” In 2009, she was nominated for a Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service by an Athlete... In 2011, she became a member of the USA Volleyball Board of Directors. PARTNERS: 2012 – Misty May-Treanor... Nicole Branagh. 2011 – Misty May-Treanor... Jessica Gysin. 2010 – Nicole Branagh. 2009 – Rachel Wacholder... Misty May-Treanor... Holly McPeak. 2008 – Misty May-Treanor... Nicole Branagh. 2007 – Misty May-Treanor. 2006 – Misty May-Treanor. 2005 – Misty May-Treanor. 2004 – Misty May… Rachel Wacholder. 2003 – Misty May. 2002 – Misty May. 2001 – Misty May. HONORS: 2012 – FIVB Most Outstanding… FIVB Best Blocker… FIVB Best Hitter… FIVB Sportsperson of the year. 2011 – FIVB Best Block... FIVB Most Inspirational. 2008 – FIVB Best Blocker and Sportsperson of the Year… AVP Best Defensive Player, Crocs Cup Champion (with Misty MayTreanor) and Team of the Year (with Misty May-Treanor). 2007 – Twenty wins (domestic and international combined) tied her with May-Treanor for the most wins in a single season… Named FIVB Sportswoman of the Year and Best Offensive Player with Misty May-Treanor. Kerri alone was named Best Hitter and Best Blocker… AVP Team of the Year and Crocs Cup Champion (with Misty May-Treanor). 2006 – Walsh became the fourth American woman to surpass $1 million in career earnings, accomplishing the feat in Chicago… FIVB Best Blocker, Best Hitter and Sportswoman of the Year… AVP Team of the Year and Crocs Cup Champion (with Misty May-Treanor). 2005 – FIVB Best Blocker, Best Hitter and Sportsperson of the Year… AVP Team of the Year (with Misty May-Treanor). 2004 – AVP Most Valuable Player… AVP Team of the Year (with Misty May). 2003 – AVP Most Valuable Player and Best Offensive Player… AVP Team of the Year (with Misty May).