Cary Wendell

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Cary Wendell
Personal information
Full nameCary Wendell Wallin
NationalityAmerican
Born (1974-04-04) April 4, 1974 (age 50)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
College / UniversityStanford University
Volleyball information
PositionSetter, outside hitter (Stanford)
Number3 (Stanford)
National team
1994 Flag of the United States.svg United States
Honours
Women’s volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Goodwill Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Saint Petersburg Team

Cary Wendell Wallin (born April 4, 1974) is a retired American female volleyball player. She played for the United States women's national volleyball team, and helped the United States win the silver medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia. [1]

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College

Wendell was the NCAA Player of the Year in 1995 at Stanford. [2] [3] She was selected as an AVCA All-American in 1993, 1994, and 1995. [2] She was a setter and outside hitter at Stanford. [2]

In 2006, Wendell was inducted into the Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame. [4]

Awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  3. "Cary Wendell". Beach Volleyball Database . Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
  4. "Cary Wendell". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2023.