| Tara Cross-Battle | |||
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| Full name | Tara Lavell Cross-Battle | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Born | September 16, 1968 (1968-09-16) (age 55) Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| College / University | California State University, Long Beach | ||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
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Tara Cross-Battle (born September 16, 1968, in Houston, Texas)[1] is a retired volleyball player from the United States who competed in four Summer Olympics overall, starting in 1992.[2] Cross-Battle won the bronze medal with the United States women's national team at the 1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona, Spain.[3] Her last Olympic appearance was at the 2004 Summer OlympicsinAthens, Greece.[2]
While representing the United States, Cross-Battle won a bronze medal at the 1990 FIVB World Championship in China and a silver medal at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany.[2] She also won a bronze medal at the 2003 FIVB World Cup in Japan.[4]
For her career achievements in volleyball, Cross-Battle was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2014.[4]
Cross-Battle played NCAA women's volleyball for Long Beach State University, where she led her team to the 1989 NCAA Championship title.[3] She was selected as the AVCA Player of the Year in 1988 and 1989.[5] In 1990, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[4][3] She set the NCAA record for career kills with 2,767, and was a four-time All-American.[4][5]
In 1995, Cross-Battle was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.[6]
Cross-Battle is currently coaching at the Houston Juniors Volleyball Club.[4] She has also worked with the Texas Tornados Volleyball Club and the Texas Pride Volleyball Club.[2][7]
Pallavolo Ancona (1992–1995)
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