Sarah Sponcil
Personal information | |
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National team | United States |
Born | Phoenix, Arizona | August 16, 1996
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Website | https://www.sarahsponcil.com |
Sport | |
Sport | Beach volleyball |
University team | LMU Lions (2014-16) / UCLA Bruins (2017) |
League | AVP |
Turned pro | 2018[1] |
Partner | Kelly Claes |
Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 6[2] |
Sarah Marie Sponcil[3] (born August 16, 1996, in Phoenix, Arizona)[1] is an American beach volleyball player.
Early life[]
Sponcil grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, where she began playing indoor volleyball at age 6 and beach volleyball at 8.[1] She led Veritas Preparatory Academy's indoor volleyball team to three state championship titles, winning Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year honors in both 2012 and 2013.[4]
College[]
Sponcil played three seasons indoors at Loyola Marymount, where she was the 2016 West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year and the school's Female Athlete of the Year. She transferred to UCLA for her senior season, where she played both indoors and on the beach, helping the Bruins to their first-ever NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship in May 2018.[4]
Professional career[]
Sponcil joined the AVP in 2018, partnering with former USC Trojan Kelly Claes. Sponcil and Claes quickly rose through the ranks, winning two consecutive FIVB World Tour titles in early 2021 and qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sarah Sponcil". AVP Beach Volleyball. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ a b Metcalfe, Jeff (9 June 2021). "Arizona native Sarah Sponcil qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in beach volleyball". Arizona Republic. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Sponcil - Women's Volleyball". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Sarah Sponcil: Career". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- 1996 births
- American women's beach volleyball players
- Living people
- UCLA Bruins women's beach volleyball players
- Sportspeople from Phoenix, Arizona
- Beach volleyball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics