Holly McPeak
 
Born: 5/15/69
Hometown: Manhattan Beach, CA
Currently: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'7"
College: UCLA
Seasons Played: 12th Season
Personal Website: view

Career Highlights
  • McPeak has won more money, $715,178, than any other USA women's player in pro beach volleyball. She is also second in wins with 55, behind Karolyn Kirby, who has 67.
  • Teamed with rookie Misty May, the duo won five tournaments in 2000 -- the BVA Seal Beach Open, the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event in Deerfield Beach, Florida, the FIVB Chicago, USA event, the FIVB Berlin, Germany event, and the FIVB Fortaleza, Brazil event.
  • McPeak was named the BVA Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player at the end of the inaugural BVA Tour season last year.
  • McPeak and May also made the 2000 USA Olympic Team and finished fifth at the Sydney Summer Olympics.
  • She and May won their first title together at the Oldsmobile Beach Volleyball Olympic Challenge Series event in Deerfield Beach, Florida in April 2000.
  • She and May won their first international title together at the 2000 FIVB/Oldsmobile Grand Slam event, held in Chicago over the 4th of July weekend.
  • McPeak won the 1999 Queen of the Beach title in Las Vegas.
  • She and Nancy Reno teamed to win the 1999 FIVB event in Toronto, Canada.
  • She and Lisa Arce won 11 domestic events together in 1996 and 1997 (four in 1996 and seven in 1997). They also won three tournaments on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
  • She and Arce finished second at the 1997 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships.
  • In 1995 and 1996, McPeak teamed with Nancy Reno and together they won 12 domestic tournaments and six FIVB tournaments.
  • She and Reno finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • Was named the WPVA's Most Valuable Player and Top Defensive player in 1995, 1996, and 1997.
  • Was named the Rookie of the Year in 1991.

College

  • Was a four-year starter in college at Cal-Berkeley and at UCLA.
  • Played on UCLA's 1990 NCAA Championship team.
  • Named All-League and All-Tournament in 1996.

Personal

  • McPeak's parents are Chuck McPeak and Susan O'Connor.
  • She has a twin brother, Gary, and a sister, Katie.
  • Enjoys learning to cook, movies, reading, watching sports on TV, rollerblading, and snowboarding.


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