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Sara Hughes was born to play beach volleyball
FromSANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
Sara Hughes was born to play beach volleyball
FromSANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter
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Length:
81 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sara Hughes has known she wanted to be a professional beach volleyball player since she was 8 years old. For nearly 20 years, that’s exactly the path her life went on: tabbed by USA Volleyball’s developmental program, the first scholarship athlete on the USC beach team, National Champion, AVP Champion, Olympic favorite. Until an injury to Summer Ross kept them out of the qualification process for the Tokyo Olympics. It left Hughes in a strange spot: Not on top of the beach volleyball world.
Now she’s back again, winning a gold medal in Itapema with Kelley Kolinske, a team coached by Evie Matthews and trained by the podcast favorite Mykel Jenkins.
On this episode, we chat about:
How Hughes and Kolinske got together, and why they’ve been such a good fit so quickly
The refreshing aspect of starting a new team: new partner, new coach, new trainer
The two years of struggle when Ross was out with an injury, which left Hughes without a partner and running mate for Tokyo
How she used those two years to only get better, something we’re all witnessing now
ENJOY!
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Now she’s back again, winning a gold medal in Itapema with Kelley Kolinske, a team coached by Evie Matthews and trained by the podcast favorite Mykel Jenkins.
On this episode, we chat about:
How Hughes and Kolinske got together, and why they’ve been such a good fit so quickly
The refreshing aspect of starting a new team: new partner, new coach, new trainer
The two years of struggle when Ross was out with an injury, which left Hughes without a partner and running mate for Tokyo
How she used those two years to only get better, something we’re all witnessing now
ENJOY!
***
Like our content? Leave us a tip :) We don't charge a subscription fee, so everything is much appreciated: https://motivated-author-4500.ck.page/products/sandcast-tip-jar
We now have SANDCAST MERCHANDISE!! Rock the gear of your favorite podcast today! https://www.sandcastmerch.com/
If you want to receive our SANDCAST weekly newsletter, the Beach Volleyball Digest, which dishes all the biggest news in beach volleyball in one quick newsletter, head over to our website and subscribe! We'd love to have ya! https://www.sandcastvolleyball.com/
This episode, as always, is brought to you by Wilson Volleyball, makers of the absolute best balls in the game, hands down. You can get a 20-percent discount using our code, SANDCAST-20! https://www.wilson.com/en-us/volleyball
Check out our book, Volleyball for Milkshakes, written by SANDCAST hosts Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter: https://www.amazon.com/Volleyball-Milkshakes-Travis-Mewhirter/dp/B089781SHB
Released:
May 4, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Sandcast: The new Tri Bourne -- Buddha Tri Bourne: Welcome to the first episode of The Sandcast: Beach volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter, presented by Marriott Vacation Club Rentals and brought to you by VolleyballMag.com. The podcast will delve into all areas of beach volleyball, from... by SANDCAST: Beach Volleyball with Tri Bourne and Travis Mewhirter