Carolyn Moos
Encyclopedia
Carolyn Moos (ˈmuːs; born May 23, 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
) is an American model
, personal trainer
, nutrition consultant and a former collegiate and professional basketball
player.
Moos won a gold medal playing for the US in the Junior Olympics traveling to Frankfurt, Slovakia, Brazil and Chetumal. She lived in France for a time where she played professional basketball after her completing her B.A. at Stanford. In the WNBA (2001–2003) she played for four teams: the Phoenix Mercury
, Miami Sol
and the Minnesota Lynx
. The last two of her terms in the WNBA were brief, with the third lasting little over a week. Moos also has a M.A. from USC and runs FITT4Life: Nutrition consulting, personal training, yoga and overall wellness. She provides live and virtual training and nutrition consulting through her website.
Moos, a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Center
, is well known for her long and slender frame and 37" leg inseam.
She began playing basketball
in the 6th grade as even in her youth she was quite tall, already standing over six feet tall at thirteen years old. She was influenced by her family and her older brother Dan and was later approached by her school's coach Julie Grim, a six foot five inch woman who later became her mentor, and who convinced her to play the game. Already standing above six feet and having played all other sports prior, Moos eagerly agreed to try a new adventure. She played for the North Tartan AAU team that won nationals and earned the Sporting News Top Student Athletes in the Country among other numerous awards. Moos claims she began playing basketball not to justify her height of six foot six inches, but to express her soul and who she was on the inside.
Moos played for The Blake School in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she was named a WBCA
All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.
Moos was also one of the finalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year in 1997 amongst many talented ball players, some of which joined her on the USA Jr. Olympic team that won a gold in Brazil.
She totaled 2,040 points and 1,360 rebounds in four years, while shooting 62.0% from the field. She also scored 50.0% from three-point range. As a senior, Moos averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks per game. She graduated from Blake School in 1997.
where she earned a Bachelor of Arts
degree in Sociology
and Communications
and played on its women's basketball team. At the time, Stanford was noted for being a very large team, and was the tallest in the pac-10. Every player stood above 6-feet tall and Moos herself is the joint tallest player in Stanford women’s basketball history with her then teammate Cori Enghusen.
Moos also has a Masters Degree from the University of Southern California in Health communication management, is an ACE Certified Personal trainer, yoga instructor and nutrition consultant.
Overall, she averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 111 career games with the Cardinal and finished as Stanford's 23rd all-time leading scorer (944 points) and the 20th all-time leading rebounder (497). Her 110 blocked shots ranked 10th on the Pacific-10 Conference's all-time list. As a junior, Moos was named honorable mention All-Pac 10 after leading Stanford with 12.4 ppg and 5.5 rpg.
Her performances on the court were often praised, as for a tall player, she could run the court extremely well and shot well from 3 point range. She graduated in 2001 with the honor of becoming the 22nd player in Stanford history to score 1,000 career points and was ranked amongst the Stanford greats in three categories - rebounds (20th with 497), points per game (24th with 8.5) and points scored (23rd with 944). She averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
. She was the 53rd pick in the 4th round. Later in the 2001, Moos played overseas professionally in France in the FIBA for the 2001-2002 season. In the 2002 WNBA season she played for the Miami Sol
. On June 11, but her career would ultimately be short lived. She appeared in only three games before straining her right quadriceps and was quickly placed on the injured list. She was quietly released shortly afterwards on July 1, 2002, her pro career lasting a little over a year.
Moos would later return to the WNBA in 2003 but her return would prove to be even shorter than her first tenure and one of the briefest tenures in the league's history. The Minnesota Lynx announced on May 2, 2003 that they had signed Moos to a team contract.
abroad representing the USA in numerous countries such as France, Vienna, Slovakia
, Mexico and Brazil
. She played for the USA Basketball team and won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in Brazil
.
and became a ACE Certified Nutrition Consultant and Personal Trainer
, running the FITT4Life guided training. She attended the University of Southern California
and completed her Master's Degree in health communication management, while working for Marlborough School in Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles
.
In her work as a Certified Nutrition Consultant and Personal Trainer Moos has chosen to focus on the biological, psychological
and social
elements that affect adherence
in exercise programs and healthy eating. She also focuses on reducing stress levels and increasing endorphins levels which she has said has a direct impact on the body. Carolyn works with elite athletes to manipulate body composition for ideal performance and lower risk of injury through cross-training, yoga and strategic sport specific nutrition and training. She also works with type II diabetics, mothers-to-be and teen girls who seek to maintain healthy bodies.
Moos has said her goal, which has been shaped by Basketball, Stanford, FIBA, WNBA in combination with her education, is to change people's lives, change the approach to preventative health versus treatment, alter the approach within the health-care system and empower elite athletes to extend their careers and young student-athletes reach their full potential on and off the court. She really enjoys children and works with young boys an girls as well as teens and elite athletes.
Moos has also dabbled in modeling. One being the ZsuZsi Zswimwear, viziuszo and other female athletic swimwear. In June 2010, Moos became ambassador for Long Legs, a Canadian fashion label that caters for tall women.
as it is linked with inner and outer health benefits - body composition and other aspects. Philosophy www.fitt4life.org
She has worked for KGO
and written online for ESPN.com and Women's Fitness Magazine. She has also worked on the Men's World Basketball Championship where she conducted interviews with Yao Ming
, Steve Nash
, Dirk Nowitzki
and Manu Ginóbili
. She has written a piece for Marie Claire
, which Moos spoke of "embracing uniqueness" and "gaining respect from the inside out" as well as her own experiences with her height. It can be read here. Moos has also worked for the Seeds of Peace
organization. Carolyn now runs a website and is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Carolyn was engaged to fellow Stanford alumnus and NBA basketball player Jason Collins. The wedding was cancelled in the summer of 2009.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...
) is an American model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
, nutrition consultant and a former collegiate and professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player.
Moos won a gold medal playing for the US in the Junior Olympics traveling to Frankfurt, Slovakia, Brazil and Chetumal. She lived in France for a time where she played professional basketball after her completing her B.A. at Stanford. In the WNBA (2001–2003) she played for four teams: the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
, Miami Sol
Miami Sol
The Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena. The team folded after the 2002 season because of financial problems...
and the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
. The last two of her terms in the WNBA were brief, with the third lasting little over a week. Moos also has a M.A. from USC and runs FITT4Life: Nutrition consulting, personal training, yoga and overall wellness. She provides live and virtual training and nutrition consulting through her website.
Moos, a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Center
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...
, is well known for her long and slender frame and 37" leg inseam.
Early life and high school
Moos was born in May 1978 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of Melinda and Charles Moos. She also has an older brother, Dan Moos. In her youth she was a dedicated show horse jumper from the age of nine until she turned thirteen, along with enjoying tennis, soccer, hockey, swimming, dance (hip hop, ballet, jazz)- busy student-athlete.She began playing basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
in the 6th grade as even in her youth she was quite tall, already standing over six feet tall at thirteen years old. She was influenced by her family and her older brother Dan and was later approached by her school's coach Julie Grim, a six foot five inch woman who later became her mentor, and who convinced her to play the game. Already standing above six feet and having played all other sports prior, Moos eagerly agreed to try a new adventure. She played for the North Tartan AAU team that won nationals and earned the Sporting News Top Student Athletes in the Country among other numerous awards. Moos claims she began playing basketball not to justify her height of six foot six inches, but to express her soul and who she was on the inside.
Moos played for The Blake School in Wayzata, Minnesota, where she was named a WBCA
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
The Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-American. She participated in the WBCA High School All-America Game where she scored eight points.
Moos was also one of the finalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year in 1997 amongst many talented ball players, some of which joined her on the USA Jr. Olympic team that won a gold in Brazil.
She totaled 2,040 points and 1,360 rebounds in four years, while shooting 62.0% from the field. She also scored 50.0% from three-point range. As a senior, Moos averaged 19 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four blocks per game. She graduated from Blake School in 1997.
College
Moos attended Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
where she earned a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree in Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
and Communications
Communication studies
Communication Studies is an academic field that deals with processes of communication, commonly defined as the sharing of symbols over distances in space and time. Hence, communication studies encompasses a wide range of topics and contexts ranging from face-to-face conversation to speeches to mass...
and played on its women's basketball team. At the time, Stanford was noted for being a very large team, and was the tallest in the pac-10. Every player stood above 6-feet tall and Moos herself is the joint tallest player in Stanford women’s basketball history with her then teammate Cori Enghusen.
Moos also has a Masters Degree from the University of Southern California in Health communication management, is an ACE Certified Personal trainer, yoga instructor and nutrition consultant.
Freshman year
Moos's first season playing at Stanford was (1997–1998). She Played in a total of 21 of Stanford's 26 games and had an average of 6.1 minutes per game on the court playing with 5 seniors who were also Forward/Centers. She scored a career high that season of six points on two separate occasions. Moos also had a career high three rebounds in 22 minutes played and seven blocks on the season. Moos knew that Sophomore year would be her time and all she developed over the course of her freshman year and her summer prior to sophomore year proved to be incredibly valuable. She spent great amount of time training hard and focused on what the team needed from her for her sophomore season.Sophomore year
In Moos' second season (1998–1999) she had the distinction of being the only player to have started in all Stanford's 30 games that season. In the season-opening game, Stanford vs Arkansas, on November 13, 1998 Moos scored her career high of 22 points and 12 rebounds. Moos would score another career high of 22 points later, tying with her previous score two games earlier, on November 19, 1998 against Illinois. She later recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds in 78-66 home win over Wisconsin on November 29, 1998. She also received an All Pac-10 Honorable Mention honors. The team went on to win pac-10.Junior year
Moos's third season (1999–2000) was notable for the numerous awards she had assumed. She was named honorable Mention All-Pac-10, an Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic and a Named Pac-10 Player of the Week for December 20, 1999 to January 2, 2000 making her the only player to win conference player of the week honors in the 1999-2000 season. She also wrote an internet diary for ESPN.com throughout the 1999-2000 season.Senior year
In her fourth season, 2000–2001, she was the only player to appear in all of Stanford games that season and only missed one practice her entire Stanford career due to a common cold. Similar to her stat of only missing one academic class that did not have a direct conflict with a basketball team road trip.Overall, she averaged 8.5 ppg and 4.5 rpg in 111 career games with the Cardinal and finished as Stanford's 23rd all-time leading scorer (944 points) and the 20th all-time leading rebounder (497). Her 110 blocked shots ranked 10th on the Pacific-10 Conference's all-time list. As a junior, Moos was named honorable mention All-Pac 10 after leading Stanford with 12.4 ppg and 5.5 rpg.
Her performances on the court were often praised, as for a tall player, she could run the court extremely well and shot well from 3 point range. She graduated in 2001 with the honor of becoming the 22nd player in Stanford history to score 1,000 career points and was ranked amongst the Stanford greats in three categories - rebounds (20th with 497), points per game (24th with 8.5) and points scored (23rd with 944). She averaged 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Career highs
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WNBA
In 2001, at age 22 and shortly after graduation, Moos was drafted to the Phoenix MercuryPhoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
. She was the 53rd pick in the 4th round. Later in the 2001, Moos played overseas professionally in France in the FIBA for the 2001-2002 season. In the 2002 WNBA season she played for the Miami Sol
Miami Sol
The Miami Sol was a women's basketball team which joined the Women's National Basketball Association in 2000. They played their games at American Airlines Arena. The team folded after the 2002 season because of financial problems...
. On June 11, but her career would ultimately be short lived. She appeared in only three games before straining her right quadriceps and was quickly placed on the injured list. She was quietly released shortly afterwards on July 1, 2002, her pro career lasting a little over a year.
Moos would later return to the WNBA in 2003 but her return would prove to be even shorter than her first tenure and one of the briefest tenures in the league's history. The Minnesota Lynx announced on May 2, 2003 that they had signed Moos to a team contract.
International career
Moos has played basketballBasketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
abroad representing the USA in numerous countries such as France, Vienna, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Mexico and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. She played for the USA Basketball team and won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Achievements
- 1997 Nike/WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-America - 1997 Parade Magazine First Team All-America
- 2000 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10
- 1997 Gatorade Central Region Player of the Year
- 2000 Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic
- 1997 Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year
- 1998-99 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention
- 1997 Sporting News Top Student Athletes in theCountry
- 1997 Naismith Mational Player of the Year Finalist
- 1996 USA Basketball Junior National Team
- 1997 Parade Magazine First Team All-America
- 1996 Parade Magazine Fourth Team All-America
- 1997 USA Today First Team All-America
- 1996 Associated Press Minnesota Player of the Year
- 1997 Nike/WBCAWomen's Basketball Coaches AssociationThe Women's Basketball Coaches Association is an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels.The organization was formed in 1981, with the goal of addressing the needs of women's basketball coaches.The mission of the WBCA is:...
All-America - 1996 USA Today Minnesota Player of the Year
- 1997 USA Basketball Junior World Championship Team
- 1996 Gatorade Minnesota Player of the Year
- 1997 Blue Star Index No. 1 Post Player
- 1995, 1996, 1997 Street & Smith's Preseason All-America
Later career
After her departure from the WNBA in 2003 Moos returned to CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and became a ACE Certified Nutrition Consultant and Personal Trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
, running the FITT4Life guided training. She attended the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
and completed her Master's Degree in health communication management, while working for Marlborough School in Los Angeles. She currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
In her work as a Certified Nutrition Consultant and Personal Trainer Moos has chosen to focus on the biological, psychological
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
and social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
elements that affect adherence
Adherence
Adherence may refer to:* Adherence , the obedience of the patient to the medical advice.* Adhesion* Religious adherenceRelated:* Adhesion , abnormal bands of tissue that grow in the human body....
in exercise programs and healthy eating. She also focuses on reducing stress levels and increasing endorphins levels which she has said has a direct impact on the body. Carolyn works with elite athletes to manipulate body composition for ideal performance and lower risk of injury through cross-training, yoga and strategic sport specific nutrition and training. She also works with type II diabetics, mothers-to-be and teen girls who seek to maintain healthy bodies.
Moos has said her goal, which has been shaped by Basketball, Stanford, FIBA, WNBA in combination with her education, is to change people's lives, change the approach to preventative health versus treatment, alter the approach within the health-care system and empower elite athletes to extend their careers and young student-athletes reach their full potential on and off the court. She really enjoys children and works with young boys an girls as well as teens and elite athletes.
Moos has also dabbled in modeling. One being the ZsuZsi Zswimwear, viziuszo and other female athletic swimwear. In June 2010, Moos became ambassador for Long Legs, a Canadian fashion label that caters for tall women.
Personal life
Moos refrains from drinking alcoholAlcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
as it is linked with inner and outer health benefits - body composition and other aspects. Philosophy www.fitt4life.org
She has worked for KGO
KGO-TV
KGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California...
and written online for ESPN.com and Women's Fitness Magazine. She has also worked on the Men's World Basketball Championship where she conducted interviews with Yao Ming
Yao Ming
Yao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
, Steve Nash
Steve Nash
Stephen John "Steve" Nash, OC, OBC is a South African-born Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association . Nash enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara...
, Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Nowitzki
Dirk Werner Nowitzki is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association...
and Manu Ginóbili
Manu Ginobili
Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili is an Argentine professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players, he is a member of the Argentine men's national basketball team and the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association .Ginóbili spent the early part of...
. She has written a piece for Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
, which Moos spoke of "embracing uniqueness" and "gaining respect from the inside out" as well as her own experiences with her height. It can be read here. Moos has also worked for the Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace
Seeds of Peace is a peacebuilding youth organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1993. As its main program, the organization brings youth from areas of conflict to its international camp in Maine. It also provides regional programming to support Seeds of Peace graduates, known as...
organization. Carolyn now runs a website and is based in Los Angeles, CA.
Carolyn was engaged to fellow Stanford alumnus and NBA basketball player Jason Collins. The wedding was cancelled in the summer of 2009.