Nicole Branagh

Nicole Branagh
Nicole Branagh
Personal information
Full name Nicole Branagh
Nationality  United States
Born January 31, 1979 (1979-01-31) (age 32)
Orinda, California, USA
Hometown Torrance, California, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2010-present Misty May-Treanor

Nicole Branagh (born January 31, 1979 in Orinda, California) is an American volleyball player. She played internationally for the US National team in indoor play and is currently playing beach volleyball professionally.

Branagh played collegiately at the University of Minnesota. She was twice named to the All-America Second Team as an outside hitter.[1] She also was the Big Ten's co-Player of the Year in her senior season.[2] Following graduation, she played for the US National team from 2001 to 2003, finishing her national career after the 2003 Pan American Games, where she won a Bronze Medal and was the Top Scorer.

After spending a season as an assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton, Branagh joined the AVP tour. She has had relatively good success on the AVP tour: she was named the AVP Rookie of the Year in 2005 and its Most Improved Player in 2006 and 2008. She partnered with Olympian Holly McPeak for much of the 2006 season before partnering with Elaine Youngs, McPeak's partner in the 2004 Summer Olympics, for the remainder of the 2006 season and the 2007 season. She competed with Youngs at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Branagh credits her competitive spirit to an extended family that includes basketball players, race car drivers, down hill snow skiers, bowlers, and show jumpers. An intense rivalry on the basketball court between Branagh and her uncle, whom she could not best, led her to stop playing basketball, and to pursue volleyball.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "2000 AVCA Division I All-America Teams." American Volleyball Coaches Association. http://www.avca.org/collegiate/DIawards/DIAA00.asp
  2. ^ "NICOLE BRANAGH." California State University, Fullerton. http://sports.fullerton.edu/volleyball/2004/players/branagh.html

External links


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nicole Branagh — Porträt Geburtstag 31. Januar 1979 Geburtsort Orinda, Kalifornien, USA Größe 1,88 m Hallen Volleyball Position Außenangreiferin Nationalmannschaft …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Branagh — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Kenneth Branagh (* 1960), britischer Schauspieler und Regisseur Nicole Branagh (* 1979), US amerikanische Volleyball und Beachvolleyballspielerin Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FIVB World Tour 2010 der Damen — Die FIVB World Tour 2010 der Damen bestand aus 15 Turnieren, von denen sechs als Grand Slam und die anderen neun als Open ausgetragen wurden. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Turniere 1.1 Brasilia Open (19. bis 24. April) 1.2 Shanghai Open (4. bis 9. Mai) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Angela Akers — Porträt Geburtstag 30. Juni 1976 Geburtsort Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Größe 1,83 m Hallen Volleyball Position Außenangreiferin Vereine …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kerri Walsh — in 2007 Porträt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • United States women's national volleyball team — Infobox national volleyball team name=United States federation=USA Volleyball website= [http://www.usavolleyball.org www.usavolleyball.org] confederation=NORCECA manager= coach= FIVB rank=3 rank date=2008 08 25 Olympic apps=The United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Estados Unidos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008 — Anexo:Estados Unidos en los Juegos Olímpicos de Pekín 2008 Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Estados Unidos en los Juegos Olímpicos …   Wikipedia Español

  • Elaine Youngs — Porträt Geburtstag 14. Februar 1970 Geburtsort Orange, Kalifornien, USA Größe 1,83 m Hallen Volleyball Position Außenangreiferin Nationalmannschaft …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Misty May-Treanor — Misty May Treanor, 2007 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Misty May-Treanor — in 2007 Personal information Full name Misty Erie May Treanor …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”