Holly McPeak Bids Farewell To Beach Volleyball After 2008 AVP Season
An era comes sadly to an end with the well-deserved retirement of Holly McPeak. In an announcement Tuesday at media day for the AVP season, she said the 2008 beach volleyball season will officially be her last.
It has been said that she has such a phenomenal lift-off that she can jump thirty inches (kid you not) from beach sand (have you ever tried doing that?) and spike a ball above a 7’4” high volleyball net. That being said, this chick is only 5’7” which makes this even more of an amazing feat. McPeak has played in all three of the Olympics that have featured beach volleyball (even had the honor of winning the bronze medal in 2004 with former partner Elaine Youngs.
With 72 world titles to her credit, and 310 tournaments played over 18 seasons, McPeak is one of the most successful and dynamic women’s beach volleyball players that we have had the pleasure of watching through the years.
She will finish up her last season with new partner Angie Akers. The AVP season will begin at South Beach in Miami, Florida on April 11th, 2008. McPeak said, “Angie Akers is probably one of the few who can keep up with me. So I’m looking forward to a fun season. It’s going to be interesting.”
My daughter, an up and coming volleyball player and I will definitely enjoy watching and reading together, Holly McPeaks’ final days of professional beach volleyball play.
