Karsta Lowe

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.

Karsta Lowe
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1993-02-02) February 2, 1993
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(s)UCLA
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current club Busto Arsizio
Career
YearsTeams
2014–2015 Changas de Naranjito
2015–2016 Futura Busto Arsizio
2016–2017 Beijing BAIC Motors
2018–2019 Imoco Volley Conegliano
2019– Futura Busto Arsizio
National team
2015–present United States
Honours
Volleyball
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Cup
2019 JapanTeam
2015 JapanTeam
NORCECA Championship
2019 San Juan Team
FIVB World Grand Prix
2015 OmahaTeam
2016 BangkokTeam
Pan-American Cup
2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo

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.

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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.
Awards
Preceded by
Yūko Sano		 Most Valuable Player of
FIVB World Grand Prix
2015		 Succeeded by
Natália Pereira
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