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'''Misty E. May-Treanor''' (born July 30, 1977) is an American professional [[beach volleyball]] player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 103 career wins.<ref>BVB. [http://bvbinfo.com/leader.asp Beach volleyball career leaders] (Retrieved on August 25, 2008)</ref>

May-Treanor and teammate [[Kerri Walsh]] were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the [[Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball |2004]] and [[Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's beach volleyball|2008]] Summer Olympics. They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time".<ref>Abrahamson, Alan. (August 21, 2008). "[http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/news/newsid=242746.html May/Walsh's win proves historic, iconic]". [[NBC]]. Retrieved on August 23, 2008.</ref>

==Early life==
Born Misty E. May in [[Los Angeles, California]] in 1977. She grew up playing beach volleyball at the [[Santa Monica Pier]] with her parents, Butch and Barbara. At age eight, she played her first volleyball tournament with her father. May-Treanor played other sports like soccer and tennis, as well as participating in dance.

===High School===
May-Treanor spent her high school years in [[Costa Mesa, California]].<ref name=mistybvb>[http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1256 Misty May-Treanor - Profile], [[Beach Volleyball Database]]</ref> She attended [[Newport Harbor High School]] from 1991 through 1995. There, she helped her team win two state championships in indoor volleyball in 1992 and 1994. <ref name=DailyPilot>{{cite news |accessdate=
|url=http://www.dailypilot.com/articles/2007/03/30/sports/dpt-avpnotbk30.txt
|title=AVP MVP gears up
|date=March 30, 2007
|author=Szabo, Matt
|work=Daily Pilot}}</ref>

In 1993, May-Treanor was named the Division I All-[[CIF]] team Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |accessdate=
|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OC&p_theme=oc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0443168FA89F5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D
|title=Three from O.C. grab top honors
|date=December 10, 1993
|work=The Orange County Register
}}</ref> In 1994, she was named by [[USA Today]] as the best girl's volleyball player in the nation.<ref>{{cite news |accessdate=
|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OC&p_theme=oc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3FBC1F704D1F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D |title=Misty May nationally recognized for her volleyball prowess
|date=December 20, 1994
|author=Osterman, David
|work=The Orange County Register}}</ref>

==College==

May-Treanor played Division I volleyball at [[California State University, Long Beach]] from 1995 to 1999. She graduated with a BA in [[kinesiology]]/fitness in 2002 and was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ced.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=313 |title=Athletes, Coach, Physician to be Inducted into LBSU Hall of Fame |accessdate=2008-08-15 |author= |date=2004-10-18 |work=This Week @ The Beach |publisher=[[California State University, Long Beach]]}}</ref>

During her tenure there, she racked up numerous [[Big West Conference]] and NCAA [[#Awards_and_honors|awards and honors]].

===NCAA Championship===
In 1998, as the starting setter, May-Treanor led the 49ers to a 36-0 record and helped them win the Division I NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. She shared the [[NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship #Most Outstanding Player|NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player]] award after setting a tournament record with 20 service aces.<ref name=HondaAward>{{cite web|accessdate=
|url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=33026
|title=Senior setter named Honda award winner
|date=June 21, 1999
|work=The NCAA News
|publisher=NCAA
}}</ref>

In both 1997 and 1998, May-Treanor was also awarded:
*NCAA Division I First Team All-American
*NCAA Player of the Year<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=
|url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/volleyball/volleyball_records_book/2000/all_america_award_winners.pdf
|title=NCAA volleyball record books
|work=All-America Teams and Award Winners
|publisher=NCAA
|format=PDF}}</ref>

She also received the [[Honda-Broderick Cup]] as the top female college athlete in 1998.<ref name=HondaAward>{{cite web|accessdate=
|url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=33026
|title=Senior setter named Honda award winner
|date=June 21, 1999
|work=The NCAA News
|publisher=NCAA
</ref>

==Professional career==
===1999-2000: Early career with Holly McPeak ===
Misty May-Treanor played her first professional match on the [[Association of Volleyball Professionals|AVP]] tour in May 1999,<ref>[http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1256&Page=6#1999AVP Misty May-Treanor - Profile: 1999 AVP Pro Beach Tour], [[Beach Volleyball Database]]</ref> while still a college senior.

After graduation from Long Beach State, May-Treanor joined the [[United States women's national volleyball team|U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team]] in the summer of 1999, only to quit soon after because "volleyball was not fun anymore".<ref>
{{cite news
|accessdate=
|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/45558840.html?dids=45558840:45558840&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Oct+13%2C+1999&author=DIANE+PUCIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=May%27s+Heart+Is+on+the+Beach |title=May's heart is on the beach
|work=Los Angeles Times (Orange County Edition)
|date=October 13, 1999
|author=Pucin, Diane
|page=Sports, p. 1}}</ref> Instead, she chose to pursue a beach volleyball career and teamed with [[Holly McPeak]], a skilled beach player looking to win a medal in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] after a disappointing 5th in 1996 with partner [[Nancy Reno]].

The pair played their first tournament together on the [[FIVB]] tour in Salvador, Brazil in November 1999. Seeded 22nd, McPeak/May-Treanor finished 9th.<ref>[http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1256&Page=6#1999FIVB Misty May-Treanor - Profile: 1999 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball World Tour], [[Beach Volleyball Database]]</ref>

Nearly a year behind in the Olympic qualification process, May-Treanor/McPeak found quick success in international as well as domestic play in the 2000 season. They won their first tournament together in April at a [[USA Volleyball| USAV]] event, followed by two wins on the FIVB tour, and one on the now-defunct [http://www.bvatour.com BVA].<ref>[http://bvbinfo.com/player.asp?ID=1256&Page=6#2000BVA Misty May-Treanor - Profile: 2000 Beach Volleyball America], [[Beach Volleyball Database]]</ref>

With three FIVB tournament wins and no finishes lower than 5th, the pair qualified for one of two US Olympic berths, paving their way to the Sydney Games. The duo, however, managed only a 5th place finish at Sydney.

===2001 to Beijing 2008: Dominance with partner Kerri Walsh===

After completing the 2000 season with McPeak, May-Treanor teamed up with [[Kerri Walsh]]. For two years, the pair avoided playing on the AVP tour, which had recently emerged from bankruptcy. Instead, the duo played on the international FIVB tour.<ref name="mayst">{{cite web| url =http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/330573841.html?dids=330573841:330573841&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+29%2C+2003&author=Q%26A+WITH&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Inside+Track%3B+Q%26A+WITH+MISTY+MAY%3B+AVP+Fans+Are+Seeing+Her+Take+the+Beach+by+Storm| title = Misty May's fans are seeing her take the beach by storm| publisher =''Los Angeles Times'' | accessdate =2008-08-17}}</ref> They were the FIVB tour champions in 2002.

In 2003, May-Treanor and Walsh signed with the AVP. They received "Team of the Year" honors after having an undefeated season, going 39-0 in match victories with eight tournament wins.

Since teaming up, May-Treanor and Walsh have dominated both the AVP and FIVB beach volleyball tours. Before the start of the 2008 Olympics, they were riding a win streak of 101 matches and 18 tournaments that began in June 2007.
<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/07/27/may.walsh.win.18th.title.ap/index.html May and Walsh win 18th title]</ref>

===After Beijing===

Following their gold medal victory at the Beijing Olympics, May-Treanor and Walsh returned to the 2008 AVP Tour. Their win streak of 112 matches was broken with an upset victory by fellow 2008 Olympians, [[Nicole Branagh]] and [[Elaine Youngs]], at the AVP Shootout in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].<ref>[[Associated Press|AP]]. (August 31, 2008). "[http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h4LFxTcX7fq3a1Qqt2ukUqw4sjEwD92TGUT83 Walsh, May-Treanor fall in Ohio]". (Retrieved on August 31, 2008).</ref> May-Treanor and Walsh lost again on September 7, falling to [[April Ross]] and [[Jen Boss]] in the semifinals of an AVP tournament in [[Santa Barbara, California]], marking the first time since April 2007 that the duo missed out on an AVP tour final.<ref>[[USA Today]]. (September 7, 2008). "[http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/summer/2008-09-07-2078673067_x.htm May-Treanor and Walsh lose again, this time in the semis]". (Retrieved on September 7, 2008).</ref>

May-Treanor has publicly stated that she intends to start a family, but the prospect of her return is unclear. <ref>Blinebury, Fran. (August 21, 2008) "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5956859.html Walsh, May-Treanor win gold in beach volleyball]" ''The Houston Chronicle''. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.</ref>

===Injuries===
For five years - two during college and three during her pro career - May-Treanor suffered a torn [[Posterior cruciate ligament|PCL]] that nearly led her to quit volleyball. With encouragement from her father, however, she continued playing. She actually managed to be even stronger after the recovery from the PCL reconstruction surgery. <ref>[http://www.volleyballmag.com/archive/v16i8/coverstory.html Volleyball magazine special on May]</ref> and after surgery in September 2002, has managed a complete recovery.<ref name="mayst" /> In [[October 2008]] May-Treanor had to prematurely exit the show ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'' when she [[Achilles tendon rupture|ruptured]] her [[achilles tendon]] during practice. The injury is not expected to affect her volleyball career because she was already planning to take time off.<ref>[http://www.newsday.com/services/newspaper/printedition/tuesday/health/ny-hswebb5872035oct07,0,2523617.storyUnlucky Serve: A dance injury Newsday October 7, 2008]</ref>

===Coaching===
Since 2001, May-Treanor has worked as an assistant women's volleyball coach at [[Irvine Valley College]] in [[Irvine, California]].<ref>[http://www.ivc.edu/athletics/wvolleyball/pages/coaching.aspx Irvine Valley College volleyball coaching staff]</ref>

==Olympics==
===Sydney 2000===

May finished in 5th place with her partner Holly McPeak at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. May's abdominal strain likely kept the duo from winning a medal.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/13/sports/sp-olyvolley13 May shrugs off abdominal injury]</ref>

===Athens 2004===
The team of Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold medal at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] by defeating the Brazilian team in the finals. In the semi-final, May and Walsh beat Holly McPeak and her partner [[Elaine Youngs]], who went on to win the bronze medal. May and Walsh did not lose a single game in their seven matches at the 2004 Olympics.

===Beijing 2008===
[[Image:George_W._Bush,_Misty_May_Treanor_and_Kerry_Walsh.jpg |thumb|250px|U.S. President George W. Bush visits May-Treanor (left) and Walsh (right) at the 2008 Olympics.]]
On August 21, May-Treanor and Walsh repeated as Olympic gold medalists, defeating the first-seeded Chinese team in two games.<ref name=NBC_Results>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-08-21
|url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/beachvolleyball/resultsandschedules/gender=W/index.html
|title=Beach volleyball Schedule and results
|work=NBC Olympics}}</ref> They are the only beach volleyball team to repeat as gold medalists. May-Treanor was named the Most Outstanding Player for the women’s competition.<ref> Evans, B.J. {{cite web|accessdate=2008-08-22
|url=http://volleyball.teamusa.org/news/article/6143
|title=May-Treanor named Olympic Most Outstanding Player
|work=USA Volleyball}}</ref>

==Personal life==

May-Treanor is the daughter of [[Bob "Butch" May]], a member of the 1968 US volleyball team and prominent beach player, and Barbara May, a nationally-ranked tennis player who later transitioned to beach volleyball. Barbara died of cancer in 2002. A prominent tattoo on Misty's shoulder, an angel with the initials "B.M.", is a reminder of her mother.<ref>[http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/5810592/ Angel on her shoulder gives May a lift]</ref>

She has two brothers, Brack and Scott, and her first cousin is tennis player, [[Taylor Dent]].<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=
|url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/athens/volleyball/2004-08-12-beach-volleyball-portrait_x.htm
|title=Beach volleyball's dynamic duo |date=August 12, 2004 |author=Moore, David Leon}}</ref>

In January 2004, she began dating [[Florida Marlins]] baseball player [[Matt Treanor]] and the two were engaged in March 2004.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/players/07/05/first.person0711/ Talking with pro volleyball player Misty May]</ref> They wed in November 2004.<ref name="maybio">{{cite web| url =http://volleyball.teamusa.org/athlete/athlete/1016| title = May-Treanor Bio| publisher =USAvolleyball.org | accessdate =2008-08-17}}</ref>

May-Treanor is listed as currently residing in [[Coral Springs, Florida]]<ref name="maybio" /> though she and her husband also own a home in [[Long Beach, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LB&p_theme=lb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=headline(misty%20holds%20court)%20AND%20date(6/18/2007%20to%208/18/2007)&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date:B,E&p_text_date-0=6/18/2007%20to%208/18/2007)&p_field_advanced-0=title&p_text_advanced-0=(%22misty%20holds%20court%22)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no
|title=Misty holds court in LB
|date=July 19, 2007 |work=Long Beach Press-Telegram}}</ref>

She is a fan of, and friends with, basketball star [[Jason Kidd]], who was in the stands when May-Treanor and Walsh defended their gold medal in Beijing. The tattoo of a [[roman numeral]] five on her [[Lower back tattoo|lower back]] is her retired number from school and the initials are a tribute to her grandmother.<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=
|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jPNudo8g8d4cwsL5ygtfk8-3uX8wD92F94L80
|title=Defending champions coast in beach volley opener
|author=Associated Press}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
===College===
====Big West Conference====
May's honors in the Big West Conference include:<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=
|url=http://www.bigwest.org/sports/wvball/release3.pdf
|format=PDF
|title=2008 Women's Volleyball Media Guide
|publisher=Big West Conference}}</ref>
* Big West Conference Freshman of the Year 1995
* All-Big West First Team 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
* Big West Player of the Year 1996, 1997, 1998
* Big West Player of the Week - 6 times

====NCAA====
* NCAA Division I First Team All-American 1997, 1998
* [[American Volleyball Coaches Association]] National Player of the Year 1997, 1998
* [[Honda-Broderick Cup]] 1998

===Professional===
====AVP====
* AVP Best Defensive Player 2006, 2007
* AVP Best Offensive Player 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
* AVP Crocs Cup Champion 2006 (Kerri Walsh), 2007 (Kerri Walsh)
* AVP Most Valuable Player 2005, 2006, 2007
* AVP Team of the Year 2003 (Kerri Walsh), 2004 (Kerri Walsh), 2005 (Kerri Walsh), 2006 (Kerri Walsh), 2007 (Kerri Walsh)

====FIVB====

* FIVB Best Defensive Player 2007
* FIVB Best Offensive Player 2005, 2007
* FIVB Best Setter 2005
* FIVB Most Outstanding 2005
* FIVB Sportsperson 2007
* FIVB Tour Champion 2002 (Kerri Walsh)

====BVA====
* BVA Rookie of the Year 2000<ref name=mistybvb/>

==Achievements==
* Most women's career tournament victories: 103
* Most women's career earnings: $1,751,408
* Most women's international career wins: 38<ref name=mistybvb/>

==TV and film appearances==

May-Treanor appeared as a Stranger on an episode of the [[NBC]] game show ''[[Identity (game show)|Identity]]'' on April 6, 2007. Her "identity" was "born in 1977."<ref name=Identity>
{{cite web|accessdate-2008-10-06
|url=http://www.nbc.com/Identity/episodes/season1/114/episode_109_game_14_03.shtml#recap
|title=''Identity'', Episode 109: Game 14, 04/09/2007: "Misty"
|work=Identity |publisher=NBC.com}}</ref>

May-Treanor competed in [[Dancing with the Stars (U.S._season_7)|season 7]] (2008) of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Dancing With the Stars]]''. Her partner was [[Maksim Chmerkovskiy]]. After May-Treanor ruptured her [[Achilles tendon]] during a training session, she and Chmerkovskiy were forced to withdraw from the competition. She underwent surgery on October 7, 2008.<ref>[http://pophangover.com/?p=852 Pophangover TV: ''Misty May Treanor injured - Withdraws From Dancing With The Stars'']</ref>

====Dancing with the Stars Performances====
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==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.mistymay.com/ Official site]
* {{USOC profile|volleyball|1016|name=Misty May-Treanor}}
* [http://www.avp.com/players/profile.jsp?id=1256 AVP profile]
* {{imdb name|2171105}}
*[http://www.mistyandkerri.com MistyAndKerri.com Fan website]
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Misty May-Treanor
Misty May-Treanor in 2007.
Personal information
Full nameMisty E. May-Treanor
NicknameThe Turtle
Nationality United States
HometownCosta Mesa, CA, USA
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Beach volleyball information
Current teammate
Years Teammate
2001-present Kerri Walsh
Honours
Women's Volleyball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Beach Volleyball
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Beach Volleyball
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Rio de Janeiro Beach Volleyball
Gold medal – first place 2005 Berlin Beach Volleyball
Gold medal – first place 2007 Gstaad Beach Volleyball
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Winnipeg Indoor Volleyball

Misty E. May-Treanor (born July 30, 1977) is an American professional beach volleyball player. She has won more tournaments than any other female player with 103 career wins.[1]

May-Treanor and teammate Kerri Walsh were the gold medalists in beach volleyball at both the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. They have been called "the greatest beach volleyball team of all time".[2]

Early life

Born Misty E. May in Los Angeles, California in 1977. She grew up playing beach volleyball at the Santa Monica Pier with her parents, Butch and Barbara. At age eight, she played her first volleyball tournament with her father. May-Treanor played other sports like soccer and tennis, as well as participating in dance.

High School

May-Treanor spent her high school years in Costa Mesa, California.[3] She attended Newport Harbor High School from 1991 through 1995. There, she helped her team win two state championships in indoor volleyball in 1992 and 1994. [4]

In 1993, May-Treanor was named the Division I All-CIF team Player of the Year.[5] In 1994, she was named by USA Today as the best girl's volleyball player in the nation.[6]

College

May-Treanor played Division I volleyball at California State University, Long Beach from 1995 to 1999. She graduated with a BA in kinesiology/fitness in 2002 and was inducted into the Long Beach State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.[7]

During her tenure there, she racked up numerous Big West Conference and NCAA awards and honors.

NCAA Championship

In 1998, as the starting setter, May-Treanor led the 49ers to a 36-0 record and helped them win the Division I NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. She shared the NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player award after setting a tournament record with 20 service aces.[8]

In both 1997 and 1998, May-Treanor was also awarded:

  • NCAA Division I First Team All-American
  • NCAA Player of the Year[9]

She also received the Honda-Broderick Cup as the top female college athlete in 1998.[8]

Professional career

1999-2000: Early career with Holly McPeak

Misty May-Treanor played her first professional match on the AVP tour in May 1999,[10] while still a college senior.

After graduation from Long Beach State, May-Treanor joined the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team in the summer of 1999, only to quit soon after because "volleyball was not fun anymore".[11] Instead, she chose to pursue a beach volleyball career and teamed with Holly McPeak, a skilled beach player looking to win a medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics after a disappointing 5th in 1996 with partner Nancy Reno.

The pair played their first tournament together on the FIVB tour in Salvador, Brazil in November 1999. Seeded 22nd, McPeak/May-Treanor finished 9th.[12]

Nearly a year behind in the Olympic qualification process, May-Treanor/McPeak found quick success in international as well as domestic play in the 2000 season. They won their first tournament together in April at a USAV event, followed by two wins on the FIVB tour, and one on the now-defunct BVA.[13]

With three FIVB tournament wins and no finishes lower than 5th, the pair qualified for one of two US Olympic berths, paving their way to the Sydney Games. The duo, however, managed only a 5th place finish at Sydney.

2001 to Beijing 2008: Dominance with partner Kerri Walsh

After completing the 2000 season with McPeak, May-Treanor teamed up with Kerri Walsh. For two years, the pair avoided playing on the AVP tour, which had recently emerged from bankruptcy. Instead, the duo played on the international FIVB tour.[14] They were the FIVB tour champions in 2002.

In 2003, May-Treanor and Walsh signed with the AVP. They received "Team of the Year" honors after having an undefeated season, going 39-0 in match victories with eight tournament wins.

Since teaming up, May-Treanor and Walsh have dominated both the AVP and FIVB beach volleyball tours. Before the start of the 2008 Olympics, they were riding a win streak of 101 matches and 18 tournaments that began in June 2007. [15]

After Beijing

Following their gold medal victory at the Beijing Olympics, May-Treanor and Walsh returned to the 2008 AVP Tour. Their win streak of 112 matches was broken with an upset victory by fellow 2008 Olympians, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs, at the AVP Shootout in Cincinnati, Ohio.[16] May-Treanor and Walsh lost again on September 7, falling to April Ross and Jen Boss in the semifinals of an AVP tournament in Santa Barbara, California, marking the first time since April 2007 that the duo missed out on an AVP tour final.[17]

May-Treanor has publicly stated that she intends to start a family, but the prospect of her return is unclear. [18]

Injuries

For five years - two during college and three during her pro career - May-Treanor suffered a torn PCL that nearly led her to quit volleyball. With encouragement from her father, however, she continued playing. She actually managed to be even stronger after the recovery from the PCL reconstruction surgery. [19] and after surgery in September 2002, has managed a complete recovery.[14] In October 2008 May-Treanor had to prematurely exit the show Dancing with the Stars when she ruptured her achilles tendon during practice. The injury is not expected to affect her volleyball career because she was already planning to take time off.[20]

Coaching

Since 2001, May-Treanor has worked as an assistant women's volleyball coach at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California.[21]

Olympics

Sydney 2000

May finished in 5th place with her partner Holly McPeak at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. May's abdominal strain likely kept the duo from winning a medal.[22]

Athens 2004

The team of Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics by defeating the Brazilian team in the finals. In the semi-final, May and Walsh beat Holly McPeak and her partner Elaine Youngs, who went on to win the bronze medal. May and Walsh did not lose a single game in their seven matches at the 2004 Olympics.

Beijing 2008

U.S. President George W. Bush visits May-Treanor (left) and Walsh (right) at the 2008 Olympics.

On August 21, May-Treanor and Walsh repeated as Olympic gold medalists, defeating the first-seeded Chinese team in two games.[23] They are the only beach volleyball team to repeat as gold medalists. May-Treanor was named the Most Outstanding Player for the women’s competition.[24]

Personal life

May-Treanor is the daughter of Bob "Butch" May, a member of the 1968 US volleyball team and prominent beach player, and Barbara May, a nationally-ranked tennis player who later transitioned to beach volleyball. Barbara died of cancer in 2002. A prominent tattoo on Misty's shoulder, an angel with the initials "B.M.", is a reminder of her mother.[25]

She has two brothers, Brack and Scott, and her first cousin is tennis player, Taylor Dent.[26]

In January 2004, she began dating Florida Marlins baseball player Matt Treanor and the two were engaged in March 2004.[27] They wed in November 2004.[28]

May-Treanor is listed as currently residing in Coral Springs, Florida[28] though she and her husband also own a home in Long Beach, California.[29]

She is a fan of, and friends with, basketball star Jason Kidd, who was in the stands when May-Treanor and Walsh defended their gold medal in Beijing. The tattoo of a roman numeral five on her lower back is her retired number from school and the initials are a tribute to her grandmother.[30]

Awards and honors

College

Big West Conference

May's honors in the Big West Conference include:[31]

  • Big West Conference Freshman of the Year 1995
  • All-Big West First Team 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Big West Player of the Year 1996, 1997, 1998
  • Big West Player of the Week - 6 times

NCAA

Professional

AVP

  • AVP Best Defensive Player 2006, 2007
  • AVP Best Offensive Player 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • AVP Crocs Cup Champion 2006 (Kerri Walsh), 2007 (Kerri Walsh)
  • AVP Most Valuable Player 2005, 2006, 2007
  • AVP Team of the Year 2003 (Kerri Walsh), 2004 (Kerri Walsh), 2005 (Kerri Walsh), 2006 (Kerri Walsh), 2007 (Kerri Walsh)

FIVB

  • FIVB Best Defensive Player 2007
  • FIVB Best Offensive Player 2005, 2007
  • FIVB Best Setter 2005
  • FIVB Most Outstanding 2005
  • FIVB Sportsperson 2007
  • FIVB Tour Champion 2002 (Kerri Walsh)

BVA

  • BVA Rookie of the Year 2000[3]

Achievements

  • Most women's career tournament victories: 103
  • Most women's career earnings: $1,751,408
  • Most women's international career wins: 38[3]

TV and film appearances

May-Treanor appeared as a Stranger on an episode of the NBC game show Identity on April 6, 2007. Her "identity" was "born in 1977."[32]

May-Treanor competed in season 7 (2008) of the ABC series Dancing With the Stars. Her partner was Maksim Chmerkovskiy. After May-Treanor ruptured her Achilles tendon during a training session, she and Chmerkovskiy were forced to withdraw from the competition. She underwent surgery on October 7, 2008.[33]

Dancing with the Stars Performances

Week # Dance/Song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Tonioli
1A Foxtrot/ "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" 6 8 7 Safe
1B Mambo/ "Black Mambo" 7 7 7 Safe
2 Paso Doble/ "Take Me Out" 7 7 7 Safe


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  16. ^ AP. (August 31, 2008). "Walsh, May-Treanor fall in Ohio". (Retrieved on August 31, 2008).
  17. ^ USA Today. (September 7, 2008). "May-Treanor and Walsh lose again, this time in the semis". (Retrieved on September 7, 2008).
  18. ^ Blinebury, Fran. (August 21, 2008) "Walsh, May-Treanor win gold in beach volleyball" The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved on August 25, 2008.
  19. ^ Volleyball magazine special on May
  20. ^ Serve: A dance injury Newsday October 7, 2008
  21. ^ Irvine Valley College volleyball coaching staff
  22. ^ May shrugs off abdominal injury
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  24. ^ Evans, B.J. "May-Treanor named Olympic Most Outstanding Player". USA Volleyball. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  25. ^ Angel on her shoulder gives May a lift
  26. ^ Moore, David Leon (August 12, 2004). "Beach volleyball's dynamic duo".
  27. ^ Talking with pro volleyball player Misty May
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  29. ^ "Misty holds court in LB". Long Beach Press-Telegram. July 19, 2007.
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  33. ^ Pophangover TV: Misty May Treanor injured - Withdraws From Dancing With The Stars

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