Rachel Wacholder
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Rachel Scott (born June 15, 1975 in Laguna Beach, California
) is a model
and beach volleyball
player. She has eight beach volleyball championships with three partners, most recently with Tyra Turner in San Diego on the AVP Tour on August 3, 2008.
In 2006, she was the No. 2 seed on the AVP tour along with her partner, beach volleyball veteran Elaine Youngs
. During the 2005 AVP tour, Scott and Youngs dealt top-seeded Kerri Walsh
and Misty May a surprise defeat at the Huntington Beach Open, halting the two-time Olympic Gold Medal winning team's 50 match win streak. The duo would go on to win five events together, all on the AVP Tour with three coming in 2005 and two in 2006.
Her exposure as a star player increased dramatically as a result and is considered one of only a handful of players capable of dealing the Kerri Walsh-Misty May combination a defeat. However, in August 2006, Scott and Youngs split just before the biggest American tournament of the year, the 2006 Manhattan Beach Open. No official reason for the split has been given. Scott paired with Jen (Kessy) Boss defeated Youngs and new partner Nicole Branagh
in their first meeting at the Coney Island Open. Scott has an increasing support base from AVP fans.
At the end of the 2005 season, she was voted the AVP's best defensive player and most improved player of the year. She also won the most improved player in 2000 on the BVA Tour.
Scott won two FIVB Grand Slam events in 2004, her first two career victories, alongside Olympic gold medal winner Walsh, filling in for an injured May-Treanor.
As of 2009, she has played in 168 beach volleyball events, 121 domestically and 47 internationally. She has eight victories, 22 runner-up performances and has won over $750,000 in prize money.
Currently, Scott resides in Redondo Beach, California
with husband Sean Scott, whom she wed in November 2007, and their son Koa, born April 3, 2009. Her husband is a fellow beach volleyball player on the AVP Tour
. Wacholder's family members (parents, Myron and Marolyn, older sister, Ashley, and younger brother, Daniel) also reside in Southern California. Ashley Wacholder played volleyball at Duke and was ACC player of the year in 1993.
Scott attended the University of Colorado
and graduated with a degree in Communications. She started four seasons on the volleyball team where she earned second team All-Big Eight honors in both 1994 and '95 and first-team All-Big 12 honors in 1996, the first season of the new league. She was a member of the 1993 Big Eight Championship team for the Buffaloes. She still holds 32 records in the Colorado Volleyball record book, including most kills in a three game match (24) and is the only Buffalo to record 100 attacks in a single match, swinging 106 times against Iowa State in 1996. She continues to rank in the top five in CU history in career kills (3rd - 1,484), career attacks (2nd - 4,330), career service aces (t-4th - 145) and career digs (4th - 1,342).
It was revealed in 2009 that she would play with Kerri Walsh at the Hermosa Beach Open and continue for the rest of the season together with Walsh. The duo played in four events, finishing third once, fifth twice and 13th once. In 2010, she reunited with Youngs and the duo, seeded third, finished fifth to open the season at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., AVP event.
California
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...
) is a 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....
and beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player. She has eight beach volleyball championships with three partners, most recently with Tyra Turner in San Diego on the AVP Tour on August 3, 2008.
In 2006, she was the No. 2 seed on the AVP tour along with her partner, beach volleyball veteran Elaine Youngs
Elaine Youngs
Elaine Youngs is an American beach volleyball player.As of 2010, Youngs has won 51 professional beach volleyball tournaments in her career. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics with teammate Holly McPeak. In 2002, she was named MVP of the AVP.Youngs graduated from UCLA...
. During the 2005 AVP tour, Scott and Youngs dealt top-seeded Kerri Walsh
Kerri Walsh
Kerri Lee Walsh-Jennings is an American professional beach volleyball player.Walsh-Jennings and teammate Misty May-Treanor were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics...
and Misty May a surprise defeat at the Huntington Beach Open, halting the two-time Olympic Gold Medal winning team's 50 match win streak. The duo would go on to win five events together, all on the AVP Tour with three coming in 2005 and two in 2006.
Her exposure as a star player increased dramatically as a result and is considered one of only a handful of players capable of dealing the Kerri Walsh-Misty May combination a defeat. However, in August 2006, Scott and Youngs split just before the biggest American tournament of the year, the 2006 Manhattan Beach Open. No official reason for the split has been given. Scott paired with Jen (Kessy) Boss defeated Youngs and new partner Nicole Branagh
Nicole Branagh
Nicole Branagh is an American volleyball player. She played internationally for the US National team in indoor play and is currently playing beach volleyball professionally....
in their first meeting at the Coney Island Open. Scott has an increasing support base from AVP fans.
At the end of the 2005 season, she was voted the AVP's best defensive player and most improved player of the year. She also won the most improved player in 2000 on the BVA Tour.
Scott won two FIVB Grand Slam events in 2004, her first two career victories, alongside Olympic gold medal winner Walsh, filling in for an injured May-Treanor.
As of 2009, she has played in 168 beach volleyball events, 121 domestically and 47 internationally. She has eight victories, 22 runner-up performances and has won over $750,000 in prize money.
Currently, Scott resides in Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach is one of the three Beach Cities located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 66,748 at the 2010 census, up from 63,261 at the 2000 census. The city is located in the South Bay region of the greater Los Angeles area.Redondo Beach was originally part of...
with husband Sean Scott, whom she wed in November 2007, and their son Koa, born April 3, 2009. Her husband is a fellow beach volleyball player on the AVP Tour
Association of Volleyball Professionals
The Association of Volleyball Professionals, or AVP, is a beach volleyball tour which takes place throughout the United States. The summer tour starts in April and continues almost every weekend until the end of October....
. Wacholder's family members (parents, Myron and Marolyn, older sister, Ashley, and younger brother, Daniel) also reside in Southern California. Ashley Wacholder played volleyball at Duke and was ACC player of the year in 1993.
Scott attended the University of Colorado
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
and graduated with a degree in Communications. She started four seasons on the volleyball team where she earned second team All-Big Eight honors in both 1994 and '95 and first-team All-Big 12 honors in 1996, the first season of the new league. She was a member of the 1993 Big Eight Championship team for the Buffaloes. She still holds 32 records in the Colorado Volleyball record book, including most kills in a three game match (24) and is the only Buffalo to record 100 attacks in a single match, swinging 106 times against Iowa State in 1996. She continues to rank in the top five in CU history in career kills (3rd - 1,484), career attacks (2nd - 4,330), career service aces (t-4th - 145) and career digs (4th - 1,342).
It was revealed in 2009 that she would play with Kerri Walsh at the Hermosa Beach Open and continue for the rest of the season together with Walsh. The duo played in four events, finishing third once, fifth twice and 13th once. In 2010, she reunited with Youngs and the duo, seeded third, finished fifth to open the season at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., AVP event.