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Karsta Lowe
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993 (age 31)
San Diego, California, U.S.
HometownRancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Spike315 cm (124 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
College / UniversityUCLA
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubItaly Busto Arsizio
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2015Puerto Rico Changas de Naranjito
2015–2016Italy Futura Busto Arsizio
2016–2017China Beijing BAIC Motors
2018–2019Italy Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019–Italy Futura Busto Arsizio
National team
2015–presentUnited States United States
Honours
Volleyball


Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Japan Team
NORCECA Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 San Juan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2015 Omaha Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bangkok Team
Pan-American Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo

Karsta Lowe, born February 2, 1993, is an American volleyball player who was a First Team All-American at UCLA and, as a member of the United States women's national volleyball team, won the gold medal at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix and was honored as the Most Valuable Player and the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. She has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Italy and China.

Career

She played college women's volleyball at UCLA.[1] During her career at UCLA she made the First Team All-American.[2]

Lowe was a member of the United States women's national volleyball team which won the gold medal at the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix and she was awarded Most Valuable Player and the bronze medal at the 2015 World Cup and at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[3]

She last played professionally for the BAIC Motor Club, a Chinese senior women's volleyball team based in Beijing, during the 2016-17 season.[4]

As of 2019, she plays for Imoco Volley in Italy.

References

  1. ^ http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207926266
  2. ^ "Karsta Lowe Accepts AVCA First Team All-America Award". uclabruins.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  3. ^ "Karsta Lowe Wins Bronze at Rio Olympics". UCLA Athletics. 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. ^ Voloch, Bruno (2012-06-08). "Karsta Lowe decide retomar os estudos e deixa seleção dos Estados Unidos" (in Portuguese). Estadao. Retrieved 2018-01-02.

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Awards
Preceded by Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2015
Succeeded by