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Kelly Marie Cheng (née Claes, born September 18, 1995) is an American beach volleyball player. She and her partner Sara Hughes won the bronze medal at the 2013 U19 World Championships, the silver medal at the 2014 U21 World Championships, the gold medal at the 2023 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and back-to-back NCAA Championships ...
Sara Elizabeth Hughes (born February 14, 1995) [4] is an American beach volleyball player. With teammate Kelly Cheng she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 2 in August 2023.
USA 🇺🇸 are back at the top of the women’s podium at the #BeachWorldChamps after 14 years as Kelly Cheng & Sara Hughes defeated 🇧🇷 Duda & Ana Patricia in Tlaxcala, Mexico 🇲🇽. Recap on volleyballworld.com. 📺 Full match replays on VBTV.
Jul 28, 2024 · The Paris Olympics will reunite one of beach volleyball's finest duos: Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes. At USC, the pair won 103 consecutive matches and left a legacy of dominance on the collegiate circuit.
- Erin Maher
Jul 26, 2024 · Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes of USA celebrate with their medals during the medal ceremony for the Women's Beach Volleyball World Championship Final on October 15, 2023. Photo: Essene Hernandez/ Eyepix Group. Hughes, 29, and Cheng, 28, were born just five months and a short drive apart. The Southern California natives were both early volleyball ...
Lists legendary beach volleyball player and broadcaster Karch Kiraly as her biggest sports hero. Graduated from high school a semester early to join USC's beach volleyball program. Has played sitting volleyball at the USAV Open National Championships.
With Sara Hughes, Kelly led USC to two NCAA titles in 2016 and 2017. Went undefeated with partner Sara Hughes as a junior. Won the AVCA Pairs National Championship with Sara Hughes in 2015. 2012 U.S. Women's Junior Indoor National Training Team.