Saralyn Smith

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Saralyn Smith
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1978-03-23) March 23, 1978 (age 47)
Key West, Florida, U.S.
Hometown Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
YearsTeammate
2009 Beth Van Fleet
Medal record
Women's beach volleyball
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Guatemala Beach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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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 October 7, 2009.[ dead link ]
  2. USA Volleyball. "U.S. Beach Teams Capture NORCECA Gold, Silver". Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
  3. AVP. "AVP – The Players – Saralyn Smith". Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  4. AVP. "AVP – The Players – Saralyn Smith". Archived from the original on September 1, 2009. Retrieved January 21, 2010.