Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968)[1] is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992.[2] Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[3] Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]
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| Full name | Tara Lavell Cross-Battle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 16, 1968 (age 56) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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While representing the United States, Cross-Battle won a bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and a silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany.[2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan.[4]
For her career achievements in volleyball, Cross-Battle was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
College
editCross-Battle played NCAA women's volleyball for Long Beach State University, where she led her team to the 1989 NCAA Championship title.[3] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989.[5] In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[4][3] She set the NCAA record for career kills with 2,767, and was a four-time All-American.[4][5]
In 1995, Cross-Battle was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.[6]
Coaching
editCross-Battle is currently coaching at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club.[4] She has also worked with the Texas Tornados Volleyball Club and the Texas Pride Volleyball Club.[2][7]
Clubs
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Pallavolo Ancona (1992–1995)
Leites Nestlé (1996–1999)- Paraná Vôlei Clube (1999–2000)
- Flamengo (2000–2001)
- Volley Bergamo (2001–2002)
- Reggio Emilia (2002–2003)
International competitions
edit- 1990 – Goodwill Games (5th place)
- 1990 – World Championship (bronze)
- 1991 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
- 1991 – World Cup (4th place)
- 1992 – Summer Olympics (bronze)
- 1992 – FIVB Super Four (bronze)
- 1993 – NORCECA Championships (silver)
- 1993 – World Grand Prix (7th place)
- 1993 – FIVB Grand Champions Cup (4th place)
- 1994 – World Grand Prix (6th place)
- 1994 – World Championship (6th place)
- 1995 – Pan American Games (silver)
- 1995 – Canada Cup (gold)
- 1995 – World Grand Prix (gold)
- 1995 – World Cup (7th place)
- 1996 – Summer Olympics (7th place)
- 2000 – Summer Olympics (4th place)
- 2001 – NORCECA Championships (gold)
- 2001 – World Grand Prix (gold)
- 2002 – World Championship (silver)
- 2002 – World Grand Prix (6th place)
- 2003 – World Grand Prix (bronze)
- 2003 – World Cup (bronze)
- 2004 – World Grand Prix (bronze)
- 2004 – Summer Olympics (5th place)
Individual awards
edit- Four-time All-American
- 1990 – Honda-Broderick Award
- 1995 – Long Beach State Hall of Fame
- 2001 – NORCECA Championship "Most Valuable Player"[4]
- 2014 – International Volleyball Hall of Fame[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tara Cross-Battle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Tara Cross-Battle". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 23, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Tara Cross-Battle, 2017". Southern California Indoor Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tara Cross-Battle". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". Long Beach State University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Tara Cross-Battle". Texaspridesc.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010.
External links
edit- International Volleyball Hall of Fame
- Washington Post profile: Tara Cross-Battle
- Tara Cross-Battle at Olympics.com
- Olympedia profile: Tara Cross-Battle
- Long Beach State Hall of Fame profile
- Volleybox.net profile
- Profile at usavolleyball.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-05-17)
- Profile at houstonjuniors.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-04-03)